(a) If a complainant is not in Puerto Rico, the Tourism Company shall be empowered to represent him/her through duly authorized officers or employees pursuant to the powers established in Section 7 of this act, including the subpoena of witnesses under admonition of contempt, the taking of oaths, the interview of witnesses, the taking of sworn statements and the compelling to show books, papers and documents deemed necessary and pertinent in any procedure held and to carry out all necessary actions to exercise their duties and powers.\n(b) The Tourism Company may order any enterprise, concessionaire or operator concerned to pay fair and reasonable expenses for professional and consulting services incurred during the investigations, studies, hearings or any other procedures conducted by the Tourism Company regarding the application to render and/or provide tourist ground transportation services, or the sale or servicing of taximeters.\n(c) The Tourism Company, may order any enterprise, concessionaire or operator engaged in providing tourist ground transportation services to pay any other expense the Tourist Company incurs due to non-compliance or violation of the provisions of this concessionaire or operator engaged in providing tourist ground transportation services to pay any other expense the Tourist Company incurs due to non-compliance or violation of the provisions of this chapter.\nHistory —Dec. 19, 2002, No. 282, § 27, eff. 180 days after Dec. 19, 2002.
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