s 5 Power of entry by warrant or otherwise, inspection, examination, seizure, etc.
(1) An authorized officer may, for the purposes of discharging any of his duties or carrying out any of his functions under this Act or any regulation made thereunder, or otherwise for any of the purposes of this Act or any regulation, enter at any reasonable time upon any land, house or building with or without supply of electricity to inspect and examine any part of an installation or equipment, or for other proper cause. (2) In every case where information is given on oath to any magistrate that there is reasonable cause for suspecting that there is in any land, house or building any article, thing, book, document, installation or part thereof used or intended to be used in relation to which any offence under this Act has been committed, he shall issue a warrant under his hand by virtue of which any authorized officer or police officer not below the rank of Inspector named or referred to in the warrant may enter the land, house or building at any reasonable time by day or night, and search for and seize or seal any such article, thing, book, document, installation or part thereof: Provided that if an authorized officer or police officer not below the rank of Inspector is satisfied upon information received that he has reasonable grounds for believing that by reason of delay in obtaining a search warrant, any article, thing, book, document, installation or part thereof used to commit or to be used to commit an offence under this Act is likely to be removed or destroyed, he may enter such land, house or building without a warrant and seize or seal any such article, thing, book, document, installation or part thereof from therein. (3) An authorized officer or a police officer not below the rank of Inspector making the search may seize any article, thing, book, document, installation or part thereof used or intended to be used or capable of being used for the purpose of committing an offence under this Act and if such article, thing, book, document, installation or part thereof is seized, he shall produce the same before the magistrate, and upon such production the magistrate shall direct the same to be kept in the custody of the authorized officer or the police for the purpose of any investigation or prosecution under this Act. (4) Any authorized officer or police officer not below the rank of Inspector may in the exercise of his powers under subsection (2) or (3), if it is necessary so to do— (a) break open any outer or inner door of the dwelling house or any other premises and enter thereinto; (b) forcibly enter the place and every part thereof; (c) remove by force any obstruction to entry, search, seizure and removal as he is empowered to effect; and (d) detain every person found in the place until the place has been searched. (5) The authorized officer or police officer not below the rank of Inspector seizing any article, thing, book, document, installation or part thereof under subsection (2) or (3)shall prepare a list of the things seized and forthwith deliver a copy signed by him to the occupier, or his agents or servants present in the premises and if the premises are unoccupied, such authorized officer or police officer shall wherever possible post a list of the things seized on the premises. (6) An authorized officer shall at all times carry an official identification card or badge in such form as may be prescribed, and no person shall be obliged to admit to his land, house or building any person purporting to be an authorized officer except upon production of the identification card or badge.