10 Development known as the National Economic Conduct Inspectorate; and (c) such officers of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority whose names are furnished by the Commissioner-General of the Authority to the Director; who shall be answerable to the Director and act in accordance with any directions given by the Director. (2) The Director shall furnish each inspector with a certificate signed by or on behalf of the Director stating that he or she has been appointed as an inspector. (3) An inspector shall, on demand by any person affected by the exercise of the powers conferred upon him or her by this Act, exhibit the certificate issued to him or her in terms of subsection (2). 6 Powers of inspectors (1) An inspector may, for the purposes specified in this section, without previous notice and at all reasonable times, enter the premises of any designated institution, trader or parastatal and, after having informed the person in charge or control of the premises of the purpose of his or her visit, may do any or all of the following— (a) make such examination and inquiry as he or she considers appropriate; (b) question any person who is employed in or at the premises; (c) require any person who is employed in or at the premises to produce any book, account, notice, record, list or other document; (d) require from any person an explanation of any entry made in any book, account, notice, record, list or other document found upon any person or premises referred to in paragraph (c); (e) examine and make copies of any book, account, notice, record, list or other document; (f) take possession of any book, account, notice, record, list or other document: Provided that such book, account, notice, record, list or other document shall be retained only so long as may be 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) in the interests of public safety or public order; or (ii) for the prevention, investigation or detection of an offence against this Act, for the seizure of any property which is the subject-matter of such offence or evidence relating to such offence, or for the lawful arrest of a person. (2) An inspector may, for the purposes of any search under subsection (1), use or take with him or her on to any premises referred to in subsection (1), an assistant or police officer. (3) Any designated institution, trader or parastatal whose premises an inspector has entered in terms of subsection (1), and any person employed by such designated institution, trader or parastatal, shall forthwith furnish the inspector with such facilities as the inspector may reasonably require for the exercise of the powers conferred on him or her by subsection (1). (4) Nothing in this section shall be taken to require any legal practitioner to disclose any privileged communication made to him or her in that capacity.

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