56 (1) On application without notice, a justice of the peace or a provincial judge may issue a warrant authorizing an inspector, subject to this section, to use any investigative technique or procedure or to do any thing described in the warrant if the justice of the peace or provincial judge, as the case may be, is satisfied by information under oath that there are reasonable grounds to believe that an offence against this Act or the regulations has been or is being committed and that information and other evidence concerning the offence will be obtained through the use of the technique or procedure or the doing of the thing.  2001, c. 26, s. 2. Expert help (1.1) The warrant may authorize persons who have special, expert or professional knowledge to accompany and assist the inspector in the execution of the warrant.  2001, c. 26, s. 2. Terms and conditions of warrant (1.2) The warrant shall authorize the inspector to enter and search the place for which the warrant was issued and, without limiting the powers of the justice of the peace or the provincial judge under subsection (1), the warrant may, in respect of the alleged offence, authorize the inspector to, (a)  seize or examine and copy any drawings, specifications, licence, document, record or report; (b)  seize or examine any equipment, machine, device, article, thing, material or biological, chemical or physical agent; (c)  require a person to produce any item described in clause (a) or (b); (d)  conduct or take tests of any equipment, machine, device, article, thing, material or biological, chemical or physical agent, and take and carry away samples from the testing; (e)  take measurements of and record by any means the physical circumstances of the workplace; and (f)  make inquiries of any person either separate and apart from another person or in the presence of any other person.  2001, c. 26, s. 2. Duration (1.3) The warrant is valid for 30 days or for such shorter period as may be specified in it.  2001, c. 26, s. 2. Other terms and conditions (1.4) The warrant may contain terms and conditions in addition to those provided for in subsections (1) to (1.3) as the justice of the peace or provincial judge, as the case may be, considers advisable in the circumstances.  2001, c. 26, s. 2. Further warrants (1.5) A justice of the peace or provincial judge may issue further warrants under subsection (1).  2001, c. 26, s. 2. Powers, duties not restricted (1.6) Nothing in this section restricts any power or duty of an inspector under this Act or the regulations.  2001, c. 26, s. 2. Possession (2) The inspector may remove any thing seized under a warrant from the place from which it was seized or may detain it in that place.  2001, c. 26, s. 2. Notice and receipt (3) The inspector shall inform the person from whom the thing is seized as to the reason for the seizure and shall give the person a receipt for it.  R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1, s. 56 (3). Report to justice (4) The inspector shall bring a thing seized under the authority of this section before a provincial judge or justice of the peace or, if that is not reasonably possible, shall report the seizure to a provincial judge or justice of the peace.  R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1, s. 56 (4). Procedure (5) Sections 159 and 160 of the Provincial Offences Act apply with necessary modifications in respect of a thing seized under the authority of this section.  R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1, s. 56 (5). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2001, c. 26, s. 2 - 12/12/2001