http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2006/31/regulation/14/2013-04-06The Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006texttext/xmlenFOOD, WALESStatute Law Database2024-05-15Expert Participation2013-04-06 PART 3 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENTPowers of entry141An authorised officer of a food authority will, on producing, if so required, some duly authenticated document showing his or her authority, have a right at all reasonable hours—ato enter any premises within the authority's area for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is or has been on the premises any contravention of the provisions of the Hygiene Regulations;bto enter any premises, whether within or outside the authority's area for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is on the premises any evidence of any such contravention within that area; andcto enter any premises for the purpose of the performance by the authority of their functions under the Hygiene Regulations,but admission to any premises used only as a private dwelling-house may not be demanded as of right unless 24 hours' notice of the intended entry has been given to the occupier.2An authorised officer of the Agency will, on producing if so required some duly authenticated document showing his or her authority, have a right at all reasonable hours to enter any premises for the purpose of—aascertaining whether there is or has been on the premises any contravention of the provisions of the Hygiene Regulations;bascertaining whether there is on the premises any evidence of any such contravention; andcthe performance by the Agency of its functions under the Hygiene Regulations,but admission to any premises used only as a private dwelling-house may not be demanded as of right unless 24 hours' notice of the intended entry has been given to the occupier.3If a justice of the peace, on sworn information in writing, is satisfied that there is reasonable ground for entry onto any premises for any such purpose as is mentioned in paragraph (1) or (2) and either—athat admission to the premises has been refused, or a refusal is apprehended, and that notice of the intention to apply for a warrant has been given to the occupier; orbthat an application for admission, or the giving of such a notice, would defeat the object of the entry, or that the case is one of urgency, or that the premises are unoccupied or the occupier is temporarily absent,the justice may by warrant signed by him or her authorise the authorised officer to enter the premises, if need be by reasonable force.4Every warrant granted under this regulation will continue in force for a period of one month.5An authorised officer entering any premises by virtue of this regulation, or of a warrant issued under it, may take with him or her such other persons as he or she considers necessary, and on leaving any unoccupied premises which the officer has entered by virtue of such a warrant must leave them as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as that in which they were found.6An authorised officer entering premises by virtue of this regulation, or of a warrant issued under it, may inspect any records (in whatever form they are held) relating to a food business and, where any such records are stored in any electronic form—amay have access to, and inspect and check the operation of, any computer and any associated apparatus or material which is or has been in use in connection with the records; andbmay require any person having charge of, or otherwise concerned with the operation of, the computer, apparatus or material to afford the officer such assistance as he or she may reasonably require.7Any officer exercising any power conferred by paragraph (6) may—aseize and detain any records which the officer has reason to believe may be required as evidence in proceedings under any of the provisions of these Regulations; andbwhere the records are stored in any electronic form, require the records to be produced in a form in which they may be taken away.8If any person who enters any premises by virtue of this regulation, or of a warrant issued under it, discloses to any person any information obtained by him or her on the premises with regard to any trade secret, he or she will, unless the disclosure was made in the performance of his or her duty, be guilty of an offence.9Nothing in this regulation authorises any person, except with the permission of the local authority under the Animal Health Act 1981 , to enter any premises—aon which an animal or bird affected with any disease to which that Act applies is kept; andbwhich is situated in a place declared under that Act to be infected with such a disease. 1981 c. 22.
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