23 30 Compliance orders under Part IV (1) Where the Director has reasonable grounds for believing that a designated institution has failed to comply with section twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six or twenty-seven, the Director may issue a compliance order in writing to the designated institution. (2) Before taking any action in terms of subsection (1) the Director shall notify the designated institution in writing of his or her intention to issue a compliance order and the reasons for doing so, and shall call upon the designated institution to show cause, within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice, why such compliance order should not be issued. (3) Any designated institution which is aggrieved by an order given in terms of subsection (1) may apply to a judge in chambers and upon such application the judge may— (a) confirm or vary the order; or (b) discharge the order. 31 Powers of inspectors and police officers under Part IV (1) Any inspector, or member of the Police Force who is accompanied by an inspector, may request a designated institution, after consultation with it, to suspend further action on any transaction for such reasonable period as will enable the Unit or the Police to perform the functions and duties conferred upon them by law. (2) When an inspector or any member of the Police Force of or above the rank of inspector has reasonable grounds for believing that any transaction to which a designated institution is a party involves or is likely to involve money laundering or a serious offence and— (a) a designated institution has declined to comply with a request in terms of subsection (1); or (b) because of the urgency of the situation it would be impracticable to make any such request; such inspector or member of the Police Force may issue an order in writing to the designated institution to suspend further action relating to the transaction for such reasonable period not exceeding seven days as may be specified in the order. (3) Any designated institution which or person who is aggrieved by any order made in terms of subsection (2) may apply to a judge in chambers and upon such application the judge may— (a) confirm or vary the order or subject it to such terms or conditions as he sees fit; or (b) discharge the order. 32 Offences under Part IV (1) If a designated institution— (a) fails to comply with a disclosure order or compliance order within seven days of the date of service of the order; or (b) fails to comply with an order issued in terms of subsection (1) of section thirty-one immediately or, where the designated institution makes application in terms of subsection (3) of that section, immediately after the confirmation (with or without variation) of the order; it shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level eight for each day during

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