A person will be guilty of an offence—
| (a) |
upon failing to comply with any request, direction, demand or order made or given by an inspector in accordance with the provisions of this Act; |
| (b) |
when obstructing or hindering an inspector in performing his or her functions under this Act; |
| (c) |
if that person, without the necessary authority, breaks, damages or tampers with a seal applied by an inspector in terms of this Act or removes any goods, documents, articles, items, objects or things sealed or sealed-off by an inspector or detained or stored at a counterfeit goods depot in terms of this Act; or |
| (d) |
when, if asked in terms of section 5(1)(f) for information or an explanation relating to a matter within the knowledge of that person, he or she— |
| (i) |
refuses or fails to give that information or explanation; or |
| (ii) |
gives information or an explanation knowing it to be false or misleading. |
Statistics Act, 1999
