Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Liquor Act, 2003 (Act No. 59 of 2003)Chapter 5 : Offences and Penalties34. Offences |
| (1) | It is an offence to— |
| (b) | fail to comply with any condition of registration imposed under this Act. |
| (2) | A person must not— |
| (a) | refuse to grant an inspector access to premises to which the inspector is authorised to have access; |
| (b) | obstruct, interfere or hinder an inspector who is exercising a power or performing a duty in terms of this Act; |
| (c) | refuse to provide an inspector with a document or information that the person is lawfully required to provide in terms of this Act; |
| (d) | furnish false or misleading information to an inspector; |
| (e) | unlawfully prevent the owner of any premises, or a person working for that owner, from entering the premises in order to comply with a requirement of this Act; |
| (f) | pretend to be— |
| (i) | a registrant; or |
| (ii) | an inspector; |
| (g) | falsify, or without authorisation, alter— |
| (i) | a registration certificate issued in terms of section 14(1); or |
| (ii) | an authorisation of a warrant, compliance notice or compliance certificate contemplated in Chapter 4; |
| (h) | fail to comply with a compliance notice issued in terms of Chapter 4; |
| (i) | enter any premises without a warrant in circumstances requiring a warrant; |
| (j) | act contrary to a warrant issued in terms of Chapter 4; |
| (k) | without authority enter or inspect premises; or |
| (l) | disclose any information relating to the financial or business affairs of any person that was acquired in the exercise of any power or performance of any duty in terms of this Act, except— |
| (i) | to a person who requires that information in order to exercise a power or perform a duty in terms of this Act; |
| (ii) | if the disclosure is ordered by a competent court; or |
| (iii) | if the disclosure is in compliance with the provisions of any law. |
