(1) An authorised officer shall have the power to —
(a) enter and inspect any waste management facility to verify compliance with this Act;
(b) enforce the provisions of this Act;
(c) prevent and detect offences under this Act;
(d) arrest without a warrant any person who within view of such authorized officer commits any offence under this Act;
(e) arrest without a warrant any person whom he or she has reasonable cause to suspect of having committed or being about to commit any offence under this Act;
(f) generally take such action as is reasonable and lawful for securing compliance with this Act.
(2) An authorized officer may, in order to verify possession of and compliance with any condition of a Waste Haulage Licence stop and inspect any vehicle reasonably believed to be transporting waste.
(3) An authorised officer may inspect any aeroplane or ship to —
(a) verify whether the aeroplane or ship has waste on board; and
(b) take the measures necessary to ensure that any waste on board is not off-loaded contrary to the requirements of this Act or any other law.
(4) An authorised officer, other than a police officer in uniform, shall produce his or her identity cards on demand before conducting any inspection under this section.
(5) A person who —
(a) willfully obstructs an authorized officer in the execution of his or her duties under this Act;
(b) impersonates or falsely pretends to be an authorized officer;
(c) unlawfully assaults an authorized officer;
(d) makes use of any abusive, insultive, obscene, threatening or profane language to any authorized officer;
(e) willfully, and unlawfully removes, destroys or damages any receptacle used for the purposes of this Act,
commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year or to both.
(Substituted by Act 10 of 2007)