MHHS · Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act
Part 2 — Fortified Buildings
42 Warrant authorizing entry
building and the owner or occupant of the building refuses or
neglects to permit investigation, the inspector may apply ex parte to
a justice of the peace or a judge of the Court of Justice for a
warrant authorizing a person named in the warrant to
(a) enter and search any building named in the warrant for the
purposes of administering and enforcing this Part, and
(b) seize and take possession of any record or other thing tha t
the inspector believes on reasonable grounds contains any
information relevant to the administration and enforcement
of this Part.
(2) A justice of the peace or a judge of the Court of Justice may
issue a warrant authorizing an inspector and any other person
named in the warrant to enter and inspect the building and the
property on which the building is located and to seize and take
possession of any record if the justice of the peace or judge of the
SAFER COMMUNITIES AND
Court of Justice is satisfied on oath of the inspector that there are
reasonable grounds to believe that
(a) a building is a fortified building,
(b) entry to the building or the property on which the buildin g is
located is necessary for a purpose relating to the
administration or enforcement of this Part, and
(c) entry to the building or the property on which the buildin g is
located has not been provided or there are reasonable
grounds to believe that entry will not be provided.
2007 cS-0.5 s42;2008 c32 s28;AR 75/2023