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Amended Occupational Health and Safety Act
34. Obstruction of investigation or inquiry or presiding inspector or failure to render assistance
34. Obstruction of investigation or inquiry or presiding inspector or failure to render assistance
No person shall, in
relation to any investigation or inquiry held in terms of section 31 or
32-
(a) without reasonable
justification fail to comply with any lawful direction, subpoena,
request or order issued or given by the presiding inspector;
(b) refuse or fail to answer to
the best of his knowledge any question lawfully put to him by or with
the concurrence of the presiding inspector: Provided that no person
shall be obliged to answer any question whereby he may incriminate
himself;
(c) in any manner
whatsoever advise, encourage, incite, order or persuade any person who
has been directed, subpoenaed, requested or ordered to do something by
the presiding inspector, not to comply with such direction, subpoena,
request or order or in any manner prevent him from doing so;
(d) refuse or fail, when
required thereto by the presiding inspector, to furnish him with the
means or to render him the necessary assistance for holding such
inquiry;
(e) refuse or fail, when
required thereto by the presiding inspector, to attend an inquiry;
or
(f) intentionally
insult the presiding inspector or his assistant or intentionally
interrupt the proceedings thereof.
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