Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 194.2
Entering living quarters 194.2 (1) If the place referred to in subsection 194(2) is living quarters (a) neither a conservation officer nor the Chief Conservation Officer is authorized to enter those quarters for the purpose of verifying compliance with this Part; and (b) an operational safety officer or the Chief Safety Officer is not authorized to enter those quarters without the consent of the occupant except (i) to execute a warrant issued under subsection (4), or (ii) to verify that those quarters, if on a marine installation or structure, as defined in subsection 210.001(1), are in a structurally sound condition. Notice (2) The officer shall provide reasonable notice to the occupant before entering living quarters under subparagraph (1)(b)(ii). Exception (3) Despite subparagraph (1)(b)(ii), any locker in the living quarters that is fitted with a locking device and that is assigned to the occupant shall not be opened by the officer without the occupant’s consent except under the authority of a warrant issued under subsection (4). Authority to issue warrant (4) On ex parte application, a justice of the peace may issue a warrant authorizing an operational safety officer who is named in it or the Chief Safety Officer to enter living quarters subject to any conditions specified in the warrant if the justice is satisfied by information on oath that (a) the living quarters are a place referred to in subsection 194(2); (b) entry to the living quarters is necessary to verify compliance with this Part; 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. Authority to open locker (5) The warrant may also authorize a locker described in subsection (3) to be opened, subject to any conditions specified in the warrant, if the justice is satisfied by information on oath that (a) it is necessary to open the locker to verify compliance with this Part; and (b) the occupant to whom it is assigned refused to allow it to be opened or there are reasonable grounds to believe that the occupant to whom it is assigned will refuse to allow it to be opened or that consent to opening it cannot be obtained from that occupant. Use of force (6) The officer who executes a warrant issued under subsection (4) shall not use force unless the use of force has been specifically authorized in the warrant. Telewarrant provisions to apply (7) A warrant may be issued under this section by telephone or other means of telecommunication on information submitted by an operational safety officer or the Chief Safety Officer by one of those means, and section 487.1 of the Criminal Code applies for that purpose, with any modifications that the circumstances require. Definition of living quarters (8) In this section, living quarters means sleeping quarters provided for employees, as defined in subsection 210.001(1), on a marine installation or structure, as defined in that subsection, and any room for the exclusive use of the occupants of those quarters that contains a toilet or a urinal. 2014, c. 13, s. 72