(1) If it appears to a Magistrate, upon written information on oath and after such inquiry as he considers necessary, that there is reasonable cause to believe that an offence under this Act is being or has been committed on any premises, the Magistrate may issue a warrant authorizing any police officer not below the rank of Inspector, or any authorized officer named therein, to enter the premises at any reasonable time by day or by night, with or without assistance and if need be by force, and there to search for and seize-
(a) copies of any books, accounts or other documents, including computerized data, which contain or are reasonably suspected to contain information as to any offence so suspected to have been committed;
(b) any signboard, card, letter, pamphlet, leaflet, notice or other device representing or implying that the person is a licensed certification authority; and
(c) any other document, article or item that is reasonably believed to furnish evidence of the commission of such offence.
(2) A police officer or an authorized officer conducting a search under subsection (1) may, if in his opinion it is reasonably necessary to do so for the purpose of investigating into the offence, search any person who is in or on such premises.
(3) A police officer or an authorized officer making a search of a person under subsection (2) may seize, detain or take possession of any book, accounts, document, computerized data, card, letter, pamphlet, leaflet, notice, device, article or item found on such person for the purpose of the investigation being carried out by such officer.
(4) No female person shall be searched under this section except by another female person.
(5) Where, by reason of its nature, size or amount, it is not practicable to remove any book, accounts, document, computerized data, signboard, card, letter, pamphlet, leaflet, notice, device, article or item seized under this section, the seizing officer shall, by any means, seal such book, accounts, document, computerized data, signboard, card, letter, pamphlet, leaflet, notice, device, article or item in the premises or container in which it is found.
(6) A person who, without lawful authority, breaks, tampers with or damages the seal referred to in subsection (5) or removes any book, accounts, document, computerized data, signboard, card, letter, pamphlet, leaflet, notice, device, article or item under seal or attempts to do so commits an offence.