ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse Act
20. Places authorised officers may enter.
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
20. Places authorised officers may enter.
(1)For the purposes of ensuring compliance with the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act (Cap. 245) or any law relating to drugs, an authorised officer may, at any reasonable time, enter any place or premises which the officer believes on reasonable grounds that any person or persons is in any way contravening the provisions of that law.(2)An authorised officer entering any premises under this section shall, if so required, produce for inspection by the person who is or appears to be in charge of the premises the certificate issued to him under section 19(2).(3)In carrying out an inspection in any place pursuant to this section, an authorised officer may—(a)examine any goods, building, works or thing;(b)require any person in such place to produce for inspection, in the manner and form requested by the office any goods, works, drawings, plans, approvals or thing;(c)conduct any test or analysis or take any measurements of samples of the thing; or(d)require any person found in the place to produce for inspection or copying, any written or electronic information that is relevant.(4)An authorised officer who has analyzed or examined a thing under this Act, or a sample of it, shall issue a certificate or report setting out the results of the analysis or examination.(5)An authorised officer may not enter a premises except with the consent of the occupant or under the authority of a warrant issued under section 21.