Hong Kong Ordinances

APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE - SECT 35

Powers of entry and inspection

The Director and an inspector may, for the purposes of this Ordinance-
(Amended 13 of 1982 s. 11)

   (a)  enter, inspect and examine, by day or night, any premises or place in
        which he knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, that an apprentice
        or a young person is employed;

   (b)  in any such case, take with him any person whom he may reasonably need
        to assist him;

   (c)  require the production, for purposes of inspection, of any record,
        return, report or other document relating to the employment of an
        apprentice or young person, and may take copies of any such document;

   (d)  make such examination and inquiry as may be necessary to ascertain
        whether the requirements of this Ordinance are complied with, and
        seize anything which may appear to be evidence of an offence under
        this Ordinance;

   (e)  examine, with respect to matters under this Ordinance, any person whom
        he finds in any premises or place which he is entitled under this
        section to enter, and require any such person to answer any questions
        relating to those matters and to make a statutory declaration as to
        the truth of the answers to those questions.