s.4Chief Officer to assign trade officers
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Section 4Part 2 — DUTIES OF TRADE OFFICERS, POLICE OFFICERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS

Chief Officer to assign trade officers

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The Chief Officer of the Ministry with responsibility for commerce or his designate shall assign such trade officers of the Department of Commerce and Investment as he considers necessary, to perform the duties under sections 4 and 5 and inspections as may be required otherwise under this Law for such periods of time as he considers appropriate.
The Chief Officer or the designate under subsection (1), shall appoint an administrator who shall —
be charged with the overall responsibility for monitoring the secondhand trade and the activities of secondhand dealers;
cause regular inspections of premises to be carried out by the assigned trade officers to ensure compliance with this Law;
co-ordinate the duties of the assigned trade officers with regard to the inspections of premises of secondhand dealers.
The administrator and each trade officer assigned under subsection (1) shall be provided with an identification card prepared and signed by the Chief Officer or his designate under subsection (1), and the identification card shall contain the photograph of the respective officer.
Subject to subsection (5), a trade officer shall, when discharging his duties under this Law, have all the rights, powers, privileges and immunities of a constable and, for that purpose, may on identifying himself —
enter and search any premises;
examine, inspect, and make copies of any article;
photograph, seize or remove any document or record;
seize any article found on the premises in the course of an inspection that the trade officer has reasonable grounds to believe is a prohibited article under section 13 and deliver it to the nearest police station.
A trade officer shall have the authority and power to carry out such instructions as may be given by the Director of the Department of Commerce and Investment in relation to this Law and may exercise on behalf of the Department of Commerce and Investment, any powers granted to a trade officer by this Law or any other Law.
The Director of the Department of Commerce and Investment shall have the same rights, powers, privileges, and immunities as are conferred on a trade officer under subsections (4) and (5) when discharging his duties under this Law.

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