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(1) An inspector may

(a)monitor on-going projects of physical structures of tourism enterprises before the grant of a licence for the tourism enterprise;

(b) enter, inspect and examine a tourism enterprise during working hours, by day or by night;

(c)  take along a police officer in the discharge of the duties under paragraph (a) if the inspector has reasonable cause to expect obstruction in the execution of the inspector’s duty;

(d) require the production of any register, licence or document kept in pursuance of this Act and to inspect, examine and copy any of the documents;

(e) make or cause to be made any examination and enquiry necessary to ascertain whether the provisions of this Act and enactments in force related to public health are being complied with by a tourism enterprise and any employees of the enterprise;

(f) require a person who the inspector finds in a tourism enterprise to give information as to who is the operator of the enterprise if it is in that person’s power to give the information; and

(g) inspect premises with inspectors from other agencies which may include Food and Drugs Administration, Ghana National Fire Service and Environmental Protection Agency.

(2) The operator, agent or staff of the operator of a tourism enterprise, shall facilitate the requirements of an inspector necessary for an entry, inspection, examination, enquiry, the taking of samples, or otherwise for the exercise of the powers of the inspector under this Act in relation to that enterprise.