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Offence of misuse of intoxicating substances
3.—(1) A person must not, for the purpose of inducing or causing in himself or herself a state of intoxication, use or inhale any intoxicating substance. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
Offence of supply of intoxicating substances
4.—(1) A person must not sell or supply or offer to sell or supply an intoxicating substance to any person if the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the intoxicating substance is, or its fumes are, likely to be used or inhaled in contravention of section 3(1) by the person to whom the substance is sold or supplied or by another person. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
General powers to call for information as to intoxicating substances
5.—(1) The Director may require any person who, in the course of conducting a business, sells or supplies or offers to sell or supply any intoxicating substance to produce such documents, to answer such questions and to provide such information as the Director may consider necessary for the effective exercise of the Director’s powers and performance of the Director’s duties under this Act. (2) Any such requisition must be made in writing served on the person to whom it is addressed, and any such service is good service if the requisition —(a) is left with that person, or is left with any adult at the usual or last known place of residence or business of that person; or (b) is served on that person by post at that person’s usual or last known place of residence or business. (3) Every person required to produce any document, answer any question or provide any information must produce the document, answer the question or provide the information within the time that may be stated in the requisition. (4) Any person required to produce any document, answer any question or provide any information under this section who —(a) without lawful excuse fails to comply with any requisition under this section; (b) produces any document which is false in any material particular, or has not been given or made by the person by whom it purports to have been given or made, or has been in any way altered or tampered with; or (c) makes any declaration, statement or representation which is false in a material particular, shall be guilty of an offence.
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