33. Obstruction of search, etc.
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refuses the Controller or a police officer accompanying the Controller under section 32(1)(b) access to a place of training;
Controller
“Controller” means the Controller of Martial Arts appointed under section 3 and includes an Assistant Controller of Martial Arts appointed under that section;
assaults, obstructs, hinders or delays the Controller in the execution of his duty imposed or power conferred by this Act;
fails to comply with a lawful demand of the Controller or a police officer in the execution of his duty or the exercise of his power; or
officer
“officer” means the president, secretary, treasurer or a partner of a martial art association and includes a member of a committee or sub-committee thereof concerned with the provision of instruction in any form of martial art by the association or by any officer, employee or member thereof, and also includes persons holding positions analogous to those of the president, secretary or treasurer of the associations;
refuses or neglects to give information which may reasonably be required of him and which he has in his power to give,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
in the case of an offence under paragraph (a), (c) or (d), to a fine not exceeding $4,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both; and
in the case of an offence under paragraph (b), to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.