Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Liquor Act, 2003 (Act No. 59 of 2003)Chapter 4 : Compliance28. Entry of premises without warrant |
(1) | An inspector who does not have a warrant may— |
(a) | enter and inspect any premises with the consent of the owner or person in control of the land or those premises; or |
(b) | on a routine basis, enter and inspect any registered premises— |
(c) | no more than six times during a 12-month period; or |
(d) | more frequently if permitted by any other law for the purposes of an inspection. |
(2) | In addition to the entry permitted in terms of subsection (1), an inspector may enter any land or premises without a warrant— |
(a) | if authorised to do so by any other law; or |
(b) | in respect of which there is an outstanding compliance notice issued in terms of section 31, for the purpose of determining whether that notice has been complied with. |
(3) | Before commencing an inspection on any land or premises in terms of this section, the inspector must— |
(a) | provide identification to the owner or other person in charge of the premises; |
(b) | explain to that person the authority by which the inspection is being conducted; and |
(c) | show that person the inspector’s certificate of designation. |
(4) | An entry and inspection without a warrant may be carried out only during normal hours of business. |