Merchandise Marks Act, 1941 (Act No. 17 of 1941)

5. Obstruction of inspectors

Purchase

Any person who-

(a)	hinders or obstructs an inspector in the performance of any of his or her functions in terms of section 4;

(b)	refuses or fails without valid reason to-

(i)	answer to the best of his or her ability, a question put to him or her by an inspector; or

(ii)	furnish information to an inspector,

after having been required to do so in terms of section 4; or

(c)	wilfully furnishes false or misleading information to an inspector,

shall be guilty of an offence.

[Section 5 substituted by section 5 of Act 38 of 1997.]