169Inspector may monitor compliance with embargo notice

169 Inspector may monitor compliance with embargo notice (1) For the purpose of monitoring compliance with an embargo notice issued under section 168, an inspector, with the written approval of the Director, may apply— (a) to the Magistrates' Court for— (i) an order requiring the owner of the thing to which an embargo notice under section 168 relates, or the occupier of the premises where the thing is kept or required under the notice to be kept, to answer questions or produce documents at a time and place specified by the inspector; and (ii) any other order incidental to or necessary for monitoring compliance with the embargo notice or with section 168(2); and (b) to a magistrate for the issue of a search warrant permitting entry to the premises where the thing to which the embargo notice relates is kept or required to be kept. (2) The Magistrates' Court may make the order sought under subsection (1)(a). S. 169(3) amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 28.2). (3) If the magistrate is satisfied, by evidence, on oath or affirmation or by affidavit, of the inspector that it is necessary to do so for the effective monitoring of compliance with section 168(2) in relation to a thing, the magistrate may issue a search warrant, in accordance with the **Magistrates' Court Act 1989**, authorising the inspector, together with any other person or persons named or otherwise identified in the warrant and with any necessary equipment— (a) to enter the premises specified in the warrant, by force if necessary; and (b) to search for, seize and secure against interference the thing named in the warrant. (4) Except as provided by this Act, the rules to be observed with respect to search warrants under the **Magistrates' Court Act 1989** extend and apply to warrants under this section.