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The Secretary or his representative may, upon permission from the owner or holder, enter a private property in the discharge of his functions. Were it not possible to obtain said permission, the Secretary or his representative may request, through a sworn statement, from any judge of the Court of First Instance that an order be issued authorizing entrance into the property. The judge shall issue the order if he finds that entrance into the property is pertinent to the investigation. History —June 25, 1968, No. 132, p. 314, § 12, renumbered as § 11 and amended on June 3, 1976, No. 144, p. 423, § 12, eff. 30 days after June 3, 1976.