Duties, functions and powers of inspectors
8(1)Inspectors shall have the duties, functions and powers
(a)
set out in subsections (2) to (4), and
(b)
established by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council in the regulations.
8(2)At any reasonable time and on presentation of proof of identification on a form provided by the Minister, an inspector may, for the purpose of administering this Act,
(a)
enter and inspect any mill, other place of business or other location where the inspector reasonably believes that a primary forest product has been offloaded,
(b)
inspect any substance that appears to the inspector to be a primary forest product, and
(c)
inspect any transportation certificates or other documentation or information, regardless of physical form or characteristics, and such software, hardware or other equipment necessary to access them as the inspector may reasonably require.
8(3)An inspector may detain items, for the purposes of evidence, that the inspector discovers while acting under this section and reasonably believes may afford evidence of a violation of, or a failure to comply with, a provision of this Act or the regulations.
8(4)For the purposes of subsection (3), an inspector may detain
(a)
any object, substance or material or a sample of any object, substance or material that the inspector reasonably believes is a primary forest product,
(b)
any transportation certificates or other documentation or information, regardless of physical form or characteristics, and
(c)
such software, hardware or other equipment necessary to access the documentation or information as the inspector may reasonably require.
1999, c.T-11.02, s.6; 2001, c.39, s.7