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on a body corporate, by delivering it to, or sending it by post to, the registered office of the body corporate or to any office at which the body corporate carries on business.

 (2) The form and instructions referred to in section 23D shall be supplied to the person or body corporate with a requirement specified in subsection (1).

 (3) The requirement or the instructions shall specify a date on or before which the particulars specified in the form are to be supplied and the place and the person to whom those particulars are to be supplied.

23F Evidentiary provisions

 (1) In a prosecution for an alleged offence under section 23D, a certificate purporting to have been signed by the Statistician shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been duly signed by the Statistician.

 (2) For the purpose of a prosecution for an alleged offence under section 23D, the Statistician may certify:
 (a) that a document annexed to the certificate is a true copy of a requirement made of the defendant under section 23D;
 (b) that a form annexed to the certificate is a true copy of the form supplied to the defendant with the requirement;
 (c) that a document annexed to the certificate is a true copy of the instructions that were contained in or accompanied the form; and
 (d) that the requirement and the form were delivered to, left for, or sent to the defendant in accordance with section 23E;
  and such a certificate shall be evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.

 (3) The person to whom particulars were, in accordance with the requirement or instructions, to have been supplied may certify that the particulars were not so supplied, and such a certificate shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been signed by that person and shall be evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.

23G Duty of persons to answer questions

  A person shall, to the best of his knowledge and belief, answer all questions asked him by the Statistician or an officer appointed under section 23B that are necessary for the purpose of the collection of any statistics under this Ordinance.

Penalty:   $20.

23H Powers of entry and inspection

  For the purpose of making any inquiries or observations necessary for the proper exercise of his powers or performance of his functions under this Ordinance, the Statistician or any officer appointed under section 23B may, at any time:
 (a) during business hours, enter and inspect any shop or other place where goods are sold and inspect any goods for sale; or
 (b) during working hours, enter any factory, workshop or place where persons are employed and inspect any