(a) the person who is competent to consent to the entry and to such search, seizure, removal and detention, gives that consent; or (b) the inspector on reasonable ground believes that(i) the required warrant will be issued to him or her in terms of section 6 if he or she were to apply for the warrant; and (ii) the delay that would ensue by first obtaining the warrant would defeat the object or purpose of the entry, search, seizure, removal, detention, collection of evidence and other steps. (3) Subsection (2) (b) does not serve as authority for, and may not be applied for the purposes of, entering and searching any private dwelling, nor for conducting such seizure and removal, the collection of evidence and the taking of the said other steps therein. (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2)(a) any acts performed by an inspector by virtue of subsection (2) must be confirmed by a magistrate or a judge of the High Court having jurisdiction in the area where the acts were performed, on the application of the inspector brought within 10 court days of the day on which those acts were performed; [Para. (a) substituted by s. 2 (a) of Act 25 of 2001.] (b) (4A) no answer given or statement made by any person to an inspector exercising his or her powers in terms of paragraph (f) (i) of subsection (1) or given or made to any inspector exercising like powers by virtue of subsection (2), will, if selfincriminating, be admissible as evidence against that person in criminal proceedings instituted in any court against him or her, except in criminal proceedings where that person is tried for an offence contemplated in section 18 (d) (ii), and then only to the extent that such answer or statement is relevant to prove the offence charged. If the magistrate or judge contemplated in subsection (4) (a) does not confirm the acts performed by the inspector, the inspector must return any goods seized forthwith and make good any damage caused. [Sub-s. (4A) inserted by s. 2 (b) of Act 25 of 2001.] (5) 6. The provisions of section 6 (4) regarding the manner in which a search must be conducted, and section 6 (5) (b), (6), (7), (8) and (9), will apply mutatis mutandis to an inspector acting by virtue of subsection (2) of this section. Provisions relating to issue and execution of warrant (1) The warrant contemplated in section 4 (2) read with section 5 (1) will be issued in chambers by any judge of the High Court or by a