32 No. of 2013] Medicines and Allied Substances determine. (4) The Board shall appoint a Director for the Laboratory on such terms and conditions as it may determine, who shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Laboratory. (5) The Board shall appoint such number of pharmaceutical analysts as it may consider necessary for purposes of performing its functions under this section. (6) A pharmaceutical analyst shall, as soon as is practicable, analyse or examine medicines or allied substances sent to the laboratory and issue a certificate of analysis in such form as may be prescribed. (7) The Authority may use any approved laboratory to verify the quality, efficacy and safety of medicines and allied substances and the laboratory shall, upon analysis or examination of the medicines or allied substances, issue a certificate of analysis. (8) A certificate of analysis issued under this section shall be received in evidence and shall be deemed to be so issued as the case may be, without further proof, unless the contrary is proved. PART VIII INSPECTIONS Inspectors 55. (1) The Board may appoint any suitably qualified person to be an inspector for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this Act, on such terms and conditions as it may determine. (2) The Authority shall provide an inspector with an identification card, in the prescribed form, which shall be prima facie evidence of the inspector’s appointment as such. (3) An inspector shall, in performing any function under this Act— (a) be in possession of the identification card referred to in subsection (2); and (b) show the identification card to any person who requests to see it or is subject to an inspection or investigation under this Act. (4) An inspector may, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Act, at any reasonable time, and on the authority of a warrant, enter any premises, pharmacy, health shop, agro-veterinary shop, container, vessel, vehicle, aircraft or other conveyance that the inspector has reasonable grounds to believe is used for the commission of an offence or purposes contrary to the provisions of this Act, and— (a) search the pharmacy, health shop, agro-veterinary shop, container, vessel, vehicle, aircraft or other conveyance,

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