44 (1) For the purpose of ensuring compliance with this Act and the regulations, a person designated under subsection 43 (1) may, (a) enter any place at any reasonable time; (b) request the production for inspection of documents or things that may be relevant to the inspection; (c) inspect and, upon giving a receipt therefor, remove, for the purpose of making copies or extracts, documents or things relevant to the inspection; (d) inquire into negotiations, transactions, loans or borrowings of a licensee or permit holder and into assets owned, held in trust, acquired or disposed of by a licensee or permit holder that are relevant to an inspection; (e) conduct such tests as are reasonably necessary; and (f) remove materials or substances for examination or test purposes subject to the licensee, permit holder or other occupant of the premises being notified thereof. Entry to dwellings (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to confer a power of entry to a room actually used as a dwelling without the consent of the occupier. Warrant (3) A justice of the peace may issue a warrant authorizing the person named in the warrant, (a) to do anything set out in clause (1) (a), (c), (e) or (f); (b) to search for and seize any document or thing relevant to the inspection; or (c) to enter and search a room actually used as a dwelling.  R.S.O. 1990, c. L.19, s. 44 (1-3). Requirements for warrant to issue (4) A warrant may be issued under subsection (3) if the justice of the peace is satisfied on information under oath that, (a) in the case of a warrant to be issued under clause (3) (a), (i) a person designated under subsection 43 (1) has been prevented from doing anything permitted under clause (1) (a), (c), (e) or (f), (ii) there are reasonable grounds to believe that such a person may be prevented from doing any of those things, or (iii) there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been or is likely to be a contravention of this Act or the regulations; (b) in the case of a warrant to be issued under clause (3) (b), it is necessary to search for and seize a document or thing that there are reasonable grounds to believe will afford evidence relevant to a contravention of this Act or the regulations; or (c) in the case of a warrant to be issued under clause (3) (c), it is necessary that a room actually used as a dwelling be entered for the purposes of carrying out an inspection or there is, in such a room, a document or thing that there are reasonable grounds to believe is relevant to an inspection under this Act.  R.S.O. 1990, c. L.19, s. 44 (4); 1994, c. 37, s. 15 (1). Execution of warrant (5) A warrant issued under this section shall specify the hours and days during which it may be executed. Expiry (6) Unless renewed, a warrant under this section expires not later than thirty days after the date on which it is made. Notice not required (7) A warrant under this section may be issued or renewed before or after expiry upon application without notice. Renewal of warrant (8) A warrant under this section may be renewed for any reason for which it may be issued. Experts (9) A person carrying out an inspection under this Act is entitled to call upon such experts as are necessary to assist the person in carrying out the inspection. Assistance (10) A person doing anything under the authority of a warrant issued under this section is authorized to call on such police officers to assist and to use such force as is necessary in the execution of the warrant. Copies (11) A person carrying out an inspection under this Act who takes material in order to copy it shall make the copy with reasonable dispatch and shall promptly return the material taken. Admissibility of copies (12) Copies of, or extracts from, documents and things removed under this section and certified as being true copies of, or extracts from, the originals by the person who made them are admissible in evidence to the same extent as, and have the same evidentiary value as, the documents or things of which they are copies or extracts.  R.S.O. 1990, c. L.19, s. 44 (5-12). Police officers (13) Every police officer has the powers set out in clauses (1) (a), (b) and (c) and subsections (2) to (12) apply with necessary modifications to police officers as if they were persons designated under subsection 43 (1).  1994, c. 37, s. 15 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1994, c. 37, s. 15 (1, 2) - 09/12/1994