Superior Courts Act, 2013
R 385
Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Maritime Security) Regulations, 2004Part 6 : Powers of Officials101. Authorised officers' powers (participants) |
| (1) | An authorised officer may exercise the powers set out in subregulation (2) for the following purposes: |
| (a) | determining whether a person or ship is complying with these regulations; |
| (b) | investigating a possible contravention of these regulations. |
| (2) | For the purposes set out in subregulation (1), an authorised officer may do one or more of the following: |
| (a) | enter and inspect— |
| (i) | any area, building (other than a residence), vehicle or vessel under the control of a maritime industry participant; or |
| (ii) | if a maritime industry participant operates from a residence or a part of a residence, the residence or the part of the residence from which the participant operates; |
| (b) | inspect equipment in a place, vehicle or vessel mentioned in paragraph (a); |
| (c) | observe the operating procedures of a maritime industry participant ; |
| (d) | discuss those procedures with an employee of the maritime industry participant or with another maritime industry participant; |
| (e) | inspect, photograph or copy a document or record made or kept by a maritime industry participant; |
| (f) | operate equipment at a place mentioned in paragraph (a) for the purpose of gaining access to a document or record made or kept by a maritime industry participant. |
