s 48 Search by warrant
(1) If it appears to a Magistrate upon written information on oath and after such enquiry as he considers necessary that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any premises there is or has been any contravention of this Act, the Magistrate may issue a warrant authorizing any authorized officer named therein, at any reasonable time by day or by night and with or without assistance, to enter the premises, if need be by force, and there to— (a) search for and seize any rubber, rubber product, thing, book, document or other article that is reasonably believed to furnish evidence of the contravention of this Act; (b) take samples of any rubber, rubber product or thing found in the premises for the purpose of ascertaining, by testing or otherwise, whether the offence has been committed; and (c) make copies of or take extracts from any book, document or other article found in the premises. (2) Where, by reason of its nature, size or amount, it is not practicable to remove any rubber, rubber product, thing, book, document or other article seized under subsection (1), the authorized officer shall, by any means, seal such rubber, rubber product, thing, book, document or other article in the premises or container in which it is found. (3) It shall be an offence for any person without lawful authority to break, tamper with or damage the seal referred to in subsection (2) or to remove any rubber, rubber product, thing, book, document or other article under seal or to attempt to do so. (4) An authorized officer entering any premises under this section may take with him such other persons and equipment as may appear to him to be necessary. (5) An authorized officer may in the exercise of his powers under this section, if it is necessary so to do,— (a) break open any outer or inner door of the premises and enter thereinto; (b) forcibly enter the premises 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 premises until the place has been searched.