Cap. 427 Art. 17Power of inspection.

(1) Any Magistrate may by warrant, upon an application confirmed on oath by the Director General or by any public officer duly authorised in writing by the Director General for any of the purposes of this Act, and who has reasonable grounds to believe that unsafe products are kept or otherwise to be found on any premises other than premises exclusively used for dwelling purposes, authorise such officers to -

(a) enter and search any such premises and carry out therein any inspection as may be necessary;

(b) seize any unsafe products found therein: Provided that where the Director General has reasonable cause to suspect that such unsafe products are likely to be removed, destroyed or the evidence of the commission of any offence under this Act may be otherwise suppressed, he may himself in writing authorise any public officer to exercise, in relation to such premises, any of the powers mentioned in this subarticle, and the authority so given by the Director General shall have the same effect as a warrant issued by a Magistrate.

(2) No entry and search shall be effected outside the normal business hours of the establishment concerned, unless the Director General has cause to believe that delay could cause the loss or suppression of any evidence or may otherwise prejudice the outcome of the search.

(3) In the course of any entry and search under this Part of this Act, the Director General may request the assistance of the Police.