Power to question and examine

Subject to section 50, a Designated Officer may for the purposes of determining the existence of any violation of the conditions of an operating licence or of the provisions of this Act or any Regulations made thereunder, at all reasonable times– (a) inspect any aquaculture facility and the operations carried on within such facility including any vehicle or vessel, premises or place; (b) examine any records, documents, apparatus, devices, gears and other articles, with power to make copies and to take samples for testing; (c) question any person and request information concerning any aspect of an aquaculture facility and the business carried on therein; (d) require the persons mentioned in sub- paragraph (c) to produce any permit, authority, licence or certificate issued in respect of any aspect of the operations of an aquaculture facility within seven days after request for the same, where the Designated Officer has reasonable grounds to believe that any person is or has been engaged in any activities which constitute a violation of the conditions of an operating licence or of the provisions of this Act or the Regulations made thereunder.