The Act: Table of Contents: Part 10: Assistance to Enforcement Officers and Analysts

Part 10: Enforcement - Assistance to Enforcement Officers and Analysts

Right of passage

226. An enforcement officer or analyst or any other person may, while carrying out powers, duties or functions under this Act, enter on and pass through or over private property without being liable for trespass or without the owner of the property having the right to object to that use of the property.

Assistance

227. The owner or the person in charge of a place entered by an enforcement officer or analyst under section 218 or 220, and every person found in the place, shall

(a) give the enforcement officer or analyst all reasonable assistance to enable them to carry out duties and functions under this Act; and

(b) provide the enforcement officer or analyst with any information with respect to the administration of this Act and the regulations that the enforcement officer or analyst may reasonably require.

Obstruction

228. While an enforcement officer or analyst is exercising powers or carrying out duties and functions under this Act, no person shall

(a) knowingly make any false or misleading statement, either orally or in writing, to them; or

(b) otherwise obstruct or hinder them.