The Market Surveillance (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021

Power to purchase productsN.I.

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6.—(1) An officer of an enforcer may—

(a)make a purchase of a product, or

(b)enter into an agreement to secure the provision of a product.

(2) For the purposes of exercising the power in sub-paragraph (1), an officer may—

(a)at any reasonable time, enter premises to which the public has access (whether or not the public has access at that time), and

(b)inspect any product on the premises which the public may inspect.

(3) The power of entry in sub-paragraph (2) may be exercised without first giving notice or obtaining a warrant.

(4) An enforcer may exercise any power in this paragraph for the purpose of ascertaining whether there has been any non-compliance.

(5) The powers in this paragraph may be exercised by an officer acting under a cover identity.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 16.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)