National Archives of Zimbabwe referred to in se ction 3 of the National Archives of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 25:06]. 42 Inspections (1) The Authority may appoint persons employed by it to be inspectors for the purposes of this Act and shall furnish each person so appointed with a certificate signed on behalf of the Authority stating that he has been appointed as an inspector. (2) An inspector or a police officer ma y require a person whom he has reasonable cause to s uspect is a pers on required in te rms of this Act to possess a licence to produce his licence. (3) If a person referred to in subsection (2)— (a) is unable to produce his licence on demand; or (b) cannot be located at his usual or last-known place of abode o r business; the inspector or police officer concerne d may serve on the person a notice in the prescribed form requiring that person to pr oduce that notice and his licence to the police officer in charge of a police station within a period of seven days from the date of service of that notice. (4) A police officer to whom a notice and a licence have been produced in terms o f subsection (3) shall forthwith— (a) issue to the person who produced the notice and licence a receipt in the prescribed form; and (b) notify the inspector or police officer who served the notice that the notice and the licence has been produced. (5) If a person who has been served with a notice in terms of subsection (2)— (a) fails to comply with the requirement contained in that notice, he shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, not to be the holder of the licence referred to in the notice; (b) is subsequently prosecuted for failing to comply with the requirement contained in that notice, he shall be presumed, unless th e contrary is proved, not to have produced that notice and his licence in compliance with the notice. (6) Subject to subsection (8), an inspector or a police officer may, at all reasonable times enter premises— (a) of a licensee; or (b) which are owned or occupied by a person whom he has reasonable cause to suspect— (i) is operating as a signal carrier or ope rating a signal transmitting station in contravention of this Act; or (ii) is providing any service for which a broadcasting licence is required; and shall have power to make such exam ination, inspection and inquiry and do such things as may appear to him necessary for ascertaining whether compliance has been made with this Act. (7) Subject to subsection (8), an inspector may inspect at all reasonable times a radio transmitting station, broadcasting apparatus or premises worked or used by or in the possession or under the control of a licensee. (8) The powers of entry and inspection conferred by this section shall not be exercised except with the c onsent of the person in charge of the premises concerned, unless there are reasonable grounds for believi ng that it is necessary to exercise them for the prevention, investigation or detection of an offence in terms of this Act or fo r the obtaining of evidence relating to such an offence. (9) An inspector or police officer may, in the exercise of th e powers conferred upon him by this section, seize— (a) a radio transmitting station which he has reasonable cause to suspect is being operated by or is in the possession or under the control of a person in contravention of this Act; or (b) any broadcasting material, book, record or document which he has

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