Section 12B

refuse any Inspector exercising his power under section 12A access to any premises or place or any part thereof;

assault, obstruct, hinder or delay such Inspector in effecting any entrance which he is entitled to effect;

fail to comply with any lawful demands of an Inspector execution of his powers under section 12A;

refuse to give to an Inspector any information which may reasonably be required of such person;

fail to produce to, or conceal or attempt to conceal from, an

Inspector, any property, book or other document including electronic records in relation to which the Inspector has

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reasonable grounds for suspecting that an offence has been or is being committed under this Act; or

furnish as true to an Inspector, information which he knows or has reason to believe to be false.

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

Power to examine persons