Inspection to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Ordinance
4. (1) The Government may, for the purpose of seeing that the provisions of this Ordinance and the rules made thereunder have been complied with, appoint such person or persons to be Inspectors as it deems fit and any Inspector appointed under this sub-section or any officer empowered by the Government in this behalf may,-
(a) at all reasonable times enter any place or premises or go on board any steamship, vessel or boat, any railway car, truck, carriage, aircraft or other vehicle used for the carriage and storage of fish and fish product and inspect the same and open any container if he believes or has reason to believe that the container contains fish and fish products and take sample of any fish or fish products for inspection free of cost; and
(b) require and enforce production of any book, shipping bills, bills of lading or other documents or papers for inspection or for the purpose of obtaining copies thereof or extracts therefrom.
(2) No person shall obstruct, impede or refuse admittance, or aid or assist in the obstruction, impedence or refusal of admittance, to an Inspector or any officer empowered under sub-section (1) in the performance of his duties under that sub-section.