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(2) For the purpose of ascertaining whether the 

 provisions of this Act are being complied with any 

 Inspector or any member of the police force as 

 aforesaid may at any time board any vessel or enter 

 any market shop store warehouse factory stall yard 

 shed vehicle stand or premises whatever. 



(3) In proceedings against any person for an 

 offence against any of the provisions of this Act 



(a) no proof shall be required of any order to 

 prosecute or of the authority or appoint- 

 ment of any Inspector or of any member 

 of the police force ; and 



(K) it shall lie on the defendant to prove that 

 in respect of any case the provisions of 

 this Act have been complied with. 



8. If any person 



. Penalty or 



(a) sells or exports or attempts to export or is contravention. 



concerned in exporting or attempting to 

 export from Victoria fruit in a case in 

 respect of which any of the provisions 

 of this Act are not complied with ; or 



(b) resists or wilfully obstructs any Inspector ofiSUctSg 



or any member of the police force as Inspec 

 aforesaid in the course of carrying out 

 any of the provisions of this Act ; or 



(c) refuses to give information or wilfully or 



knowingly gives false information in 

 answer to any reasonable inquiry made 

 by any Inspector or any member of the 

 police force for the purposes of this 

 Act ; or 



(d) places or permits or causes to be placed on 



a case a guarantee that is incorrect or 

 untrue or sells or exports or attempts to 

 export or is concerned in exporting or 

 attempting to export from Victoria fruit 



