City of Newcastle upon Tyne Act 2000

16Powers of entry under Part 3

(1)An authorised officer (on production, if so required, of a duly authenticated document of his authority) or any constable may at all reasonable times enter upon any premises where he has reasonable cause to believe—

(a)persons are being employed or are acting as door supervisors who have not been registered by the council; or

(b)door supervisors are contravening any of the conditions of the registration,

and may inspect the premises and anything in them for the purpose of ascertaining whether an offence has been committed.

(2)The power of an authorised officer or constable under subsection (1) above to inspect anything on any premises includes power to require any information which is kept by means of a computer and is accessible from the premises to be made available for inspection in a visible and legible form.

(3)Subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section 287 of the Public Health Act 1936 (c. 49) shall apply in respect of entry to premises for the purpose of this section as they apply to entry to premises for the purposes of subsection (1) of that section.