| (1) | Any person or the incumbent of a post designated by the Minister may, for the purposes of an inspection contemplated in section 53(4)(a) of the Act— |
| (a) | enter any forest, vehicle or premises; and |
| (b) | obtain from the owner, possessor, driver, rider or person in control— |
| (i) | any information on the forest, trees, timber, vehicle, pack-animal or premises; and |
| (ii) | a statement about any issues to do with the forest, trees, timber, vehicle, pack-animal, or premises. |
| (2) | An inspection carried out under this regulation must be conducted after— |
| (a) | the designation referred to in section 53(4)(a) of the Act has been shown; |
| (b) | the reason for the inspection has been explained; |
| (c) | a request to consent to the inspection has been made, |
to the owner, possessor, driver, rider or other person in control of the forest, trees, timber, vehicle, pack-animal or premises.
| (3) | If the consent under subregulation (2)(c) is in the discretion of the person carrying out the inspection unreasonably refused, the inspector may still proceed with the inspection. |
| (4) | No inspection may be made outside the hours of 08h00 to 18h00. |
