Section 51

seize and detain any record, book or other document which the Commissioner or enforcement officer has reasonable cause to believe to be a record, book or document which —

may be required for the purposes of enforcing this Act; or

may contain evidence relating to the commission of any offence under this Act; and

dismantle and seize and detain —

any machinery, equipment or plant connected or used in connection with an amusement ride or with any installation works, modification works or relocation works; or

any component of an amusement ride,if the Commissioner or enforcement officer has reason to believe that that machinery, equipment, plant or component does not comply with the prescribed requirements or has been or could have been the cause of the occurrence of any adverse incident in respect of the amusement ride.

the Commissioner or enforcement officer who seized the item must, as soon as practicable, give written notice of the seizure to the person from whom the item was seized, unless that person was present at the time of the seizure;

any person claiming the item seized may within 48 hours after the seizure complain of the seizure to a Magistrate, and the complaint may be heard and determined by the Magistrate who may —

confirm the seizure wholly or in part;

disallow the seizure wholly or in part;

order that the item seized be restored to its owner, subject to such condition as the Magistrate may think fit to impose to ensure that the item is preserved for any purpose for which it may subsequently be required; or

order payment to be made to the owner of the item seized of an amount the Magistrate considers will compensate the owner for any loss or depreciation resulting from the seizure;

in the absence of any claim under paragraph (b) or pending the determination of any such claim, the item may be kept or stored in such place or premises as the Commissioner may direct;

the Commissioner or an enforcement officer may —

mark, seal or label the item in the manner that he or she thinks fit for the purpose of indicating that the item is under detention; and

lock or seal the premises where the item is being detained; and

any person who, without the authority of the Commissioner or an enforcement officer —

interferes, removes or otherwise tampers with the item;

alters, counterfeits, defaces, destroys, erases or removes any mark, seal or label placed by the Commissioner or enforcement officer on the item under paragraph (d)(i); or

opens, breaks or otherwise tampers with the lock or seal placed by the Commissioner or enforcement officer at the entrance to, or any other part of, any premises under paragraph (d)(ii),shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.