Control of Goods (Authorised Officers) Regulations
Made 1974-05-03 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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About this law
- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
- Country
- Botswana
- Subjects
- Food and nutrition, General
- Keywords
- governance, food safety and quality, inspection, offences/penalties
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1. Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Goods (Authorised Officers) Regulations.
2. Interpretation In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, "authorised officer" means a person appointed by the Minister as such under regulation 3.
3. Power to appoint authorised officers For the purpose of securing compliance with regulations made under the Act, the Minister may appoint such persons as may appear to him necessary or expedient for such purpose to be authorised officers.
4. Powers of authorised officers Authorised officers shall have the power to- (a) enter into and inspect premises to which regulations made under the Act apply; and (b) require persons carrying on or employed in connection with any trade, business, undertaking or enterprise to produce books, accounts or other documents relating to that trade, business, undertaking or enterprise.
5. Offence Anybody who obstructs an authorised officer in the exercise of the powers conferred by regulation 4 shall be guilty of an offence.