(d) question any person whom he on reasonable grounds suspects is in possession of information relating to
the carrying on of a trade or business for which a licence is required:
Provided that no person shall be required to answer any question put to him in terms of this paragraph which he would be entitled to refuse to answer if he were a witness giving evidence in a court of
law;
(e) require any person whom he on reasonable grounds suspects is carrying on a trade or business to furnish
his name and address and to produce the licence or other authority for the carrying on of such trade or
business;
(f) require any person whom he on reasonable grounds suspects is an employee or agent of any person who
carries on a trade or business to furnish his name and address and the name and address of his employer
or principal;
(g) require any person referred to in paragraph (e) or (f) to produce any identity document he may by law be
required to possess.
(2) Any person who, without reasonable excuse—
(a) fails, neglects or refuses to comply with any requirement lawfully made of him by an authorized officer
in terms of subsection (1); or
(b) threatens, resists, hinders or obstructs an authorized officer in the exercise of his functions in terms of
subsection (1);
shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level five or to imprisonment for a period not
exceed ing six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
[Subsection as inserted by section 4 of Act No. 22 of 2001]
33 Furnishing of information to licensing authority
(1) Any person may at any time in respect of any trade or business for which a licence or permit has been issued furnish the licensing authority concerned with information, in writing, relating, to any matter referred to in
subsection (2) of section twenty.
(2) An authorized officer shall report to the licensing authority concerned any matter found by him in relation
to —
(a) any person connected with the carrying on of any trade or business to which a licence relates;
(b) any trade or business to which a licence relates;
(c) any premises or vending machine to which a licence relates;
(d) any other matter not referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c);
which might be a ground for reviewing the licence concerned or any matter which might constitute a contravention of this Act.
PART VIII
REVIEW, SUSPENSION O R C ANCELLATION OF LICENCE
34 Power and duty of licensing authority to review licence
(1) Subject to this Part, a licensing authority may at any time review any licence which it has issued or renewed.
(2) A licensing authority shall review any licence which it has issued or renewed when as the result of
information furnished to it in terms of subsection (2) of section thirty-one or section thirty-three there are grounds
for belie ving that—
(a) any condition, restriction or requirement imposed in respect of the licence is not being complied with; or
(b) circumstances exist which, if application for the issue of a new licence had been made in respect of the
licence concerned, the refusal of the application for any reason referred to in subsection (2) of section
twenty would have been justified.
(3) The licensing authority shall fix the place, time and date of the review and notice thereof, stating the general purport of the grounds for the review, shall, at least ten days b efore the date so fixed, be served—
(a) if the decision to have the licence reviewed was taken on information contained in a written communication or report, on the person who furnished such communication or report; and
(b) on the holder of the licence concerned.
(4) The holder of the licence which it is intended to review or his representative may, during office hours, at
the office of the licensing authority concerned, make a copy of or an extract from any written communication or
report referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (3).
35 Suspension of trade or business pending review
(1) A licensing authority may, if it is satisfied that the carrying on of any trade or business to which a licence
relates will constitute a danger or threat to public health or public safety, suspend forthwith, in whole or in part,