SEPT. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2519

10. In the exercise of the powers and functions conferred upon him by these regulations the Controller or any Grader, Inspector, or other person authorized in that behalf by the Controller shall have the right of entry into any premises used for the production, processing, manufacture, freezing, cooling, chilling, storage, or supply of any primary product, and may inspect and examine any primary product for the time being conveyed or deposited therein, and the premises, buildings, plant, and equipment thereof, and the books and records kept by the owner or occupier of the premises with respect to any such primary product.

11. No person shall erect any premises or reconstruct or adapt any existing premises with intention that they shall be used as a cool store except with the prior consent of the Controller.

12. (1) The Minister, and every person appointed for that purpose by the Minister, shall have the power of holding judicial inquiries conferred on the Minister of Industries and Commerce by section 13 of the Board of Trade Act, 1919, as amended by section 6 of the Board of Trade Amendment Act, 1923, and all powers incidental thereto; and the provisions of sections 14 to 25 of the Board of Trade Act, 1919, and all other relevant provisions of that Act shall, with the necessary modifications, apply accordingly.

(2) Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this regulation shall be construed to affect the powers of the Minister of Industries and Commerce.

13. The Minister or the Controller may from time to time grant complete or partial exemptions from compliance with the provisions of these regulations or with any direction, restriction, requirement, or condition given or imposed under these regulations.

14. (1) Every person who applies to the Minister or to the Controller for any license, permit, consent, or exemption under these regulations shall furnish such information and particulars as the Minister or the Controller may from time to time require.

(2) The Minister or Controller, in his discretion, may refuse any such application, or may grant the application wholly or partly, and either unconditionally or upon or subject to such conditions as he thinks fit.

(3) Any license, permit, consent, or exemption may be at any time revoked by the Minister or Controller, and any such conditions may from time to time be varied, revoked, or added to by the Minister or Controller as he thinks fit.

15. (1) Any notice, direction, license, permit, or other instrument given, granted, or made by the Minister or by the Controller shall be sufficiently authenticated if it is signed by the Minister or Controller or by any person on behalf of and by direction of the Minister or Controller, as the case may be.

(2) Every instrument purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the Minister or the Controller shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be deemed to have been duly signed by or on behalf of and by direction of the Minister or Controller, as the case may be.

16. (1) The Minister or the Controller may give public notice of the exercise of any of his powers under these regulations or of any direction, restriction, or requirement given or imposed by him under these regulations, and all persons shall be bound thereby.