Section 258. Power to search for inflammable materials in excess of authorized quantity

258. (1) The Municipality may, without notice and at any period of the day or night, enter into and inspect a house or building which is suspected to contain petroleum or other inflammable material, in excess of the quantity permitted to be kept in such house or building under the provision of section 245 or of any by-law. (2) Should any such excess quantity of such material be discovered it may be seized and held subject to such order as a magistrate may pass with respect to it. (3) If the magistrate decides that the material seized was stored in the house or building contrary to any direction made under section 245 or to the provisions of any by-law, he may pass an order confiscating the same. (4) Subject to any provision of, or made under, this or any other enactment, the material so confiscated may be sold by order of the magistrate and the proceeds, after defraying the expenses of such sale, shall be credited to the municipal fund. (5) No order of confiscation under this section shall operate to prevent any other criminal or civil proceedings, to which the person storing the material in excessive quantity may be liable.