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9.—(1) An authorised person may enter any premises if the authorised person has reason to believe that it is necessary for the purpose of enforcement of these Regulations or the Official Controls Regulation.
(2) An authorised officer may only enter premises used wholly or mainly as a private dwelling under a warrant issued under regulation 10.
(3) An authorised person must exercise powers of entry under paragraph (1) or regulation 10 at a reasonable hour unless it appears to the authorised person that there are grounds for suspecting that the object of the entry would be defeated if the authorised person seeks to exercise them at a reasonable hour.
(4) An authorised person who enters any unoccupied premises under this regulation or regulation 10 must leave them as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as they were before the authorised person’s entry.
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