16.2 (1) The Registrar or any person designated in writing by the Registrar may conduct an inspection and may, as part of the inspection, enter and inspect at any reasonable time the business premises of a registrant, other than any part of the premises used as a dwelling, for the purpose of, (a)  ensuring the registrant’s compliance with this Act and the regulations; (b)  responding to a complaint made against the registrant under section 16; or (c)  ensuring the registrant remains entitled to be registered. 2023, c. 23, Sched. 2, s. 9. Use of force (2) An inspector is not entitled to use force to enter and inspect the business premises of a registrant. 2023, c. 23, Sched. 2, s. 9. Identification (3) An inspector shall, upon request, produce evidence of the inspector’s authority to carry out an inspection. 2023, c. 23, Sched. 2, s. 9. Powers of inspector (4) An inspector conducting an inspection may, (a)  examine a record or other thing that the inspector thinks may be relevant to the inspection; (b)  require the production of a record or other thing that the inspector thinks may be relevant to the inspection; (c)  remove for review and copying a record or other thing that the inspector thinks may be relevant to the inspection; (d)  in order to produce a record in readable form, use data storage, information processing or retrieval devices or systems that are normally used in carrying on business in the premises; and (e)  question any person on matters the inspector thinks may be relevant to the inspection. 2023, c. 23, Sched. 2, s. 9. Obligation to produce and assist (5) If an inspector demands that a record or other thing be produced, the person who has custody of the record or thing shall produce it and, in the case of a record, shall on request provide any assistance that is reasonably necessary to interpret the record or to produce it in a readable form. 2023, c. 23, Sched. 2, s. 9. Records and things removed from premises (6) An inspector who removes a record or other thing under clause (4) (c) shall provide a receipt and return the record or thing to the person within a reasonable time. 2023, c. 23, Sched. 2, s. 9. Copy admissible in evidence (7) A copy of a record that purports to be certified by an inspector as being a true copy of the original is admissible in evidence to the same extent as the original, and has the same evidentiary value.
2023, c. 23, Sched. 2, s. 9. Additional contact (8) In addition to the power to enter the business premises of a registrant under this section, an inspector may, by any means, contact any person who manages the operations of a registrant and may exercise the powers that the inspector has to conduct an inspection under this section with respect to the registrant or person, without entering any premises, if the inspector establishes that, (a)  the registrant is subject to this Act; and (b)  the person manages the operations of the registrant.
2023, c. 23, Sched. 2, s. 9. Identification (9) An inspector who establishes contact with a person under subsection (8) shall provide a written confirmation to the person of the inspector’s authority to conduct the inspection, whether or not there is a request under subsection (3). 2023, c. 23, Sched. 2, s. 9. Time for production (10) If an inspector establishes contact with a person under subsection (8) and requires the person to produce a record or other thing under clause (4) (b), the person shall provide the record or other thing to the inspector in the manner specified by the inspector and within the time specified by the inspector, which shall not be less than 15 days from the day of the demand to produce. 2023, c. 23, Sched. 2, s. 9. Duty to assist (11) A person who is contacted by an inspector under subsection (8) shall assist the inspector in accordance with subsection (5), subject to the time period mentioned in subsection (10). 2023, c. 23, Sched. 2, s. 9. Obstruction (12) No person shall, (a)  hinder, obstruct or interfere with or attempt to hinder, obstruct or interfere with an inspector conducting an inspection; (b)  refuse to answer questions on matters that an inspector thinks may be relevant to an inspection; (c)  provide an inspector with information on matters the inspector thinks may be relevant to an inspection that the person knows to be false or misleading; or (d)  prevent or attempt to prevent an inspector from making inquiries of any person separate and apart from another person under clause (4) (e). 2023, c. 23, Sched. 2, s. 9.