(4) The owner or person in charge of a place entered by an Inspector shall give the Inspector
all reasonable assistance and shall give the Inspector any information that the Inspector
reasonably requests.
(5) Every person who is required to possess a licence under this Act shall exhibit the licence
for inspection on demand by the Authority or an Inspector.
(6) Any person who obstructs an Inspector in the exercise of the powers under this Act
commits an offence.
Search warrant
50.(1) Where, on application, a Magistrate is satisfied by information on oath that –
(a) entry to a dwelling-house is necessary for the purpose of performing any duty of an
Inspector under this Act, and
(b) entry to the dwelling-house has been refused, or there are reasonable grounds for believing
that entry will be refused,
the Magistrate may issue a warrant authorising the Inspector named in it to enter that dwellinghouse, subject to any conditions specified in the warrant.
(2) In executing a warrant issued under this section, an Inspector shall not use force unless the
Inspector is accompanied by a police officer and the use of force is specifically authorised in the
warrant.
Part VI – Offences and Penalties
Operating a telecommunication system without a licence
51.(1) Any person who establishes or operates a telecommunication system without a licence
commits an offence.
(2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) of this section shall, on summary
conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding $200 for a first offence or $400 for a subsequent
offence, and in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $50 for each day
during which the offence continues.
Fraudulent use of telecommunication system or service
52.(1) Any person who dishonestly obtains a service provided by means of a telecommunication
system or service with intent to avoid payment of any charge applicable to the provision of that
service commits an offence.
(2)
A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) of this section shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $200 and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
three years.
Improper use of telecommunication system or service
53.(1) Any person who, by means of a telecommunication system or service –
(a) sends a message or other matter that is grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene, or
menacing character;
(b) for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety to another
person, sends a message that he knows to be false; or
(c) for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety to another
person, persistently makes use of a licensed telecommunication system or service –
commits an offence.
(2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) of this section shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $100 and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
three months.
Offences in respect of messages
54.(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) of this section, any person engaged in the running of a
telecommunication system or service who, otherwise than in the course of duty –
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