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Telecommunications Act

Version of section 69.5 from 2002-12-31 to 2014-12-15:


Marginal note:Powers of inspectors

  •  (1) Subject to subsection (2), an inspector appointed under paragraph 69.3(1)(h) may, at any reasonable time, for the purpose of enforcing this Part,

    • (a) enter any place of business that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds is being used to distribute, lease, offer for sale, sell or import any telecommunications apparatus referred to in section 69.2;

    • (b) examine any telecommunications apparatus found in a place referred to in paragraph (a); and

    • (c) examine any logs, books, reports, test data, records, shipping bills, bills of lading or other documents or papers found in a place referred to in paragraph (a) that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds contain information relevant to the enforcement of this Part, and make copies of, or take extracts from, them.

  • Marginal note:Assistance to inspectors

    (2) The owner or person in charge of a place entered by an inspector shall give the inspector all reasonable assistance to enable the inspector to carry out the inspector’s duties under this Part, and shall give the inspector any information that the inspector reasonably requests.

  • Marginal note:Obstruction, false information

    (3) When an inspector is carrying out duties under this Part, no person shall

    • (a) resist or wilfully obstruct the inspector; or

    • (b) knowingly make a false or misleading statement, either orally or in writing, to the inspector.

  • 1998, c. 8, s. 8

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