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 orders made under section 142.29, enter a place in which they have reasonable grounds to believe that a development is being carried out or a document or any thing relating to a development is located. Powers on entry (2) The inspector may, for the purposes referred to in subsection (1), (a) examine anything in the place; (b) use any means of communication in the place or cause it to be used; (c) use any computer system in the place or cause it to be used to examine data contained in or available to that system; (d) prepare a document or cause one to be prepared based on the data; (e) use any copying equipment in the place or cause it to be used; (f) remove anything from the place for examination or copying; (g) take photographs and make recordings or sketches; (h) order the owner or person in charge of the place or any person at the place to establish their identity to the inspector’s satisfaction or to stop or start an activity; (i) order the owner or person having possession, care or control of anything in the place to not move it or to restrict its movement for as long as, in the inspector’s opinion, is necessary; (j) direct any person to put any machinery, vehicle or equipment in the place into operation or to cease operating it; and (k) prohibit or limit access to all or part of the place. Certificate (3) The federal Minister shall provide every inspector with a certificate of designation. On entering any place, the inspector shall, if so requested, produce the certificate to the occupant or person in charge of the place. Duty to assist (4) The owner or person in charge of the place and every person in it shall give all assistance that is reasonably required to enable the inspector to verify compliance or prevent non-compliance with this Part or orders made under section 142.29 and shall provide any documents, data or information that are reasonably required for that purpose. Notice (5) An inspector shall, if it is reasonable to do so, give prior notice of their entry to (a) the Gwich’in or Sahtu First Nation, if the entry is on its first nation lands; (b) the Tlicho Government, if the entry is on Tlicho lands. Warrant for dwelling-house 142.26 (1) If the place referred to in subsection 142.25(1) is a dwelling-house, the inspector may only enter it with the occupant’s consent or under the authority of a warrant issued under subsection (2). Authority to issue warrant (2) On ex parte application, a justice of the peace may issue a warrant authorizing the inspector who is named in it to enter a dwelling-house, subject to any conditions specified in the warrant, if the justice of the peace is satisfied by information on oath that (a) the dwelling-house is a place referred to in subsection 142.25(1); (b) entry to the dwelling-house is necessary for the purpose of verifying compliance or preventing non-compliance with this Part or orders made under section 142.29; and (c) entry was refused by the occupant or there are reasonable grounds to believe that entry will be refused or that consent to entry cannot be obtained from the occupant. Entering private property 142.27 (1) For the purpose of gaining entry to a place referred to in subsection 142.25(1), an inspector may enter and pass through private property. For greater certainty, no person has a right to object to that use of the property and no warrant is required for the entry, unless the property is a dwelling-house. Person accompanying inspector (2) A person may, at the inspector’s request, accompany the inspector to assist them in gaining entry to the place referred to in subsection 142.25(1) and is not liable for doing so. Use of force 142.28 In executing a warrant to enter a dwelling-house, an inspector is not permitted to use force unless the use of force has been specifically authorized in the warrant and the inspector is accompanied by a peace officer. Orders Measures required 142.29 (1) If an inspector has reasonable grounds to believe that there is a contraventio