Section 70
Search with warrant
Whenever it appears to any Magistrate upon written information on oath and after any enquiry which he may think necessary that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any dwelling house, shop, building or place there is being committed an offence against this Act, or any regulations made thereunder, he may issue a warrant authorizing any authorized officer or police officer named therein, by day or night and with or without assistance to enter the dwelling house, shop, building or place and there search for and seize or take copies of all books, accounts, documents or other articles which contain or are suspected to contain information as to any offence so suspected to have been committed or any other thing relating to the offence.
(2)
Any such officer may if it is necessary so to do—
(a)
break open any outer or inner door of the dwelling house, shop, building or place, and enter thereinto;
(b)
forcibly enter the dwelling house, shop, building or place and every part thereof;
(c)
remove by force any obstruction to enter, search, seize and remove as he is empowered to effect; and
(d)
detain every person found therein until the dwelling house, shop, building or place has been searched.