Section 51

Where an authorized officer in any of the circumstances referred to in section 50 has reasonable cause to believe that by reason of delay in obtaining a search warrant under that section the investigation would be adversely affected or evidence of the commission of an offence is likely to be tampered with, removed, damaged or destroyed, the authorized officer may enter the site, premises or conveyance and exercise in, upon and in respect of the site, premises or conveyance all the powers referred to in section 50 in as full and ample manner as if he were authorized to do so by a warrant issued under that section.