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8.—(1) An inspector shall, on producing, if required to do so, some duly authenticated document showing the authority to do so, have the right to enter any land or premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is or has been on the land or premises any contravention of these Regulations.
(2) An inspector shall have powers to carry out all checks and examinations necessary for the enforcement of these Regulations, and in particular may–
(a)detain any vehicle, vessel, container or anything which the inspector reasonably suspects to contain animals or things controlled by these Regulations and intended for export for as long as is reasonably necessary to determine whether the consignment complies with the conditions for export;
(b)search any premises;
(c)carry out inspections of any processes used for the marking and identification of animals, any premises and any installation;
(d)examine documentary or data processing material relevant to the checks carried out under these Regulations, including any export manifest; and
(e)be accompanied by a representative of the European Commission acting for the purposes of the Decision.
(3) In this regulation “premises” includes any place, installation, vehicle (including any container, trailer, semi-trailer, caravan or other thing which is designed or adapted to be towed by another vehicle), train, ship, vessel, boat, craft, hovercraft or aircraft.
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