Section 26

The Chief Executive Officer, any police officer or customs officer or any other officer authorized in writing in that behalf by the

Chief Executive Officer may without warrant enter any land or premises upon which any collection, study, research or experiment is being carried out on biological resources of the State with a view to ascertaining whether the provisions of this Ordinance or the conditions of any permit granted under this Ordinance are being

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complied with, and may make such investigation and inspection of the land or premises or the activities described above, and call any person to produce such materials, books, records, reports or other documents or things and to furnish any information as the Chief

Executive Officer or such officer authorized by him or a police officer or customs officer may consider necessary for the purpose of conducting such investigation:

Provided that any person not in uniform purporting to exercise any powers under this section shall on demand produce his written authority to the owner or occupier of such land or premises demanding the same.

[Am. Cap A163]