Section 47

refuses access to a place of work to an officer or a person assisting him;

obstructs the officer in the exercise of his powers under this

Act or any regulation made thereunder, or induces or attempts to induce any other person to do so;

fails to produce any document required under this Act by the officer;

conceals the location or existence of any other person or any plant or substance from the officer;

prevents or attempts to prevent any other person from assisting the officer;

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(ea) fails to comply with any direction given by an officer as is reasonably necessary for the purpose of any inspection, examination or investigation; or

in any other way, hinders, impedes or opposes the officer in the exercise of his powers under this Act or any regulation made thereunder, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.

Improvement notice and prohibition notice