L-6 - Act respecting lotteries and amusement machines

Section 72 Disposition versions

1990-10-01

72. A member of the staff of the board or a person designated by the board, and a peace officer that such member of the staff or person calls to his assistance may make a search in accordance with the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1).

1978, c. 36, s. 72; 1990, c. 4, s. 548.

1979-01-01

72. Any justice of the peace who is satisfied by information upon oath, as in form 1 of the Summary Convictions Act (chapter P-15), that there is reasonable ground for believing that there is in any vehicle, aircraft, boat, place or building,

(1)  anything upon or in respect of which any offence against this Act, the regulations or the rules, has been or is suspected to have been committed,

(2)  anything which there is reasonable ground to believe will afford evidence as to the commission of an offence against this Act, the regulations or the rules, or

(3)  anything which there is reasonable ground to believe is intended to be used for the purpose of committing an offence against this Act, the regulations or the rules,

may at any time issue a warrant under his hand authorizing a member of the staff of the board or a person it designates, and a peace officer that such member of the staff or person calls to his assistance, to search, forcibly if need be, such vehicle, aircraft, boat, place or building for such thing, to open or have a receptacle opened and to seize that thing and take it away.

No search warrant contemplated in the first paragraph may be executed before seven hours or after twenty hours or on a non-juridical day, without the written permission of the justice of the peace who signed it.

1978, c. 36, s. 72.