10G. Assistance to police or other public officer

The Controller may on his own initiative, or on the request of an

Inspector—

supply to a police officer or any other public officer a copy of any book or other document seized, detained or taken possession of under section 10A or 10B, or of any record of examination under paragraph 10E(1)(a), or of any written statement on oath or affirmation made under paragraph 10E(1)(c), or of any book or other document produced under paragraph 10E(1)(b), or otherwise in the course of any examination under paragraph 10E(1)(a), or under any written statement on oath or affirmation made pursuant to paragraph 10E(1)(c), and such police officer or other public officer may make such use of such copy of such record, statement, book or other document as may be necessary or expedient in relation to the exercise of his powers, the performance of his functions, or thedischarge of his duties, in respect of any person; or

allow a police officer or any other public officer to have access to and inspect any property, book, other document, article or thing which had been produced before, or seized, detained or taken possession of, by an Inspector under this Act, and such police or other public officer may make such use of any knowledge gained by such access or inspection as may be necessary or expedient in relation to the exercise of his powers,