No.l2 .tv10NEY LAUNDERING AND PROCEED~ OF CRIME AMENDMENT necessary for the purpose of any examination, investigation, trial or inquiry arising out of any contravention of this Act; where there are reasonable grounds for believing that such action is necessary-(i) (ii) in the interests of public safety or public order; or for the prevention, investigation or detection of an offence in tetms of this Act, for the seizure of any property which is the subject-matter of such an offence or evidence relating to such an offence, or fort he lawful arrest of a person. (4) In a search under subsection (3), an inspector may be accompanied and assisted by one or more police officers or other persons, and those persons shall have the same powers as the inspector under that subsection. (5) Every person whose premises have been entered in terms of subsections (3) and (4), and every employee or agent of that person in or on those premises shall forthwith provide the inspector and his or her assistants with whatever facilities the inspector may reasonably require for the exercise of the powers conferred on them by those subsections. (6) Nothing in this section shall be taken to require a legal practitioner to disclose any privileged communication made to him or her in that capacity. (7) Any person who- (a) hinders or obstructs an inspector or his or her assistant in the exercise of his or her powers under this section; or (b) without just cause, fails or refuses to comply with a lawful request of an inspector or his or her assistant in terms of this section; shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level six or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine and such imprisonment (8) A court convicting a person offailing to give information or to produce any document when required to do so under this section may require the person, within such period as the comt may specify, to give the infotmation or to produce the document, as the case may be. 6E Unit to have access to information (1) For the proper performance of its functions, the Unit shall have power to obtain from any- (a) financial institution; or (b) designated non-financial business or profession; or (c) law enforcement agency; or (d) competent supervisory authmity; or (e) public authority or public officer; or (t) company; or (h) trustee of a trust; or private voluntary organisation registered or required to be registered in tem1s of the Private Voluntary Organisations Act [Chapter 17:05]; (g) 520 2018

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