Justice of the Peace or constable with warrant may enter houses, etc. and search for gunpowder

(1) Any justice of the peace, or any police officer with the warrant of any justice of the peace, may enter any dwelling- house, shop or building in any town or place to which this Part is applied and search for gunpowder with a view to discovering whether any greater quantity than fifty ounces weight is being kept there. 19 (2) Any person who resists any justice of the peace or police officer with such warrant, when entering any such dwelling-house, shop or building, or making such search, or who refuses admission thereto, when required, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.