SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Investigatory powers etc.
PART 4Further powers exercisable by domestic enforcers and EU enforcers
33Entry to premises under warrant
1
A warrant under paragraph 32 authorises an officer of the enforcer to enter the premises at any reasonable time, using reasonable force if necessary.
2
A warrant under that paragraph ceases to have effect at the end of the period of one month beginning with the day it is issued.
3
An officer entering premises under a warrant under paragraph 32 may be accompanied by such persons, and may take onto the premises such equipment, as the officer thinks necessary.
4
If the premises are occupied when the officer enters them, the officer must produce the warrant for inspection to an occupier of the premises.
5
Sub-paragraph (6) applies if the premises are unoccupied or the occupier is temporarily absent.
6
On leaving the premises the officer must—
a
leave a notice on the premises stating that the premises have been entered under a warrant under paragraph 32, and
b
leave the premises as effectively secured against trespassers as the officer found them.