SCHEDULES
C1C2C3SCHEDULE 5Investigatory powers etc.
Sch. 5 applied (with modifications) (26.12.2017) by The Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1206), reg. 1, Sch. 10 para. 3 (with regs. 3-5, 77)
Sch. 5: power to amend conferred (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 180(3)(a), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)
PART 4Further powers exercisable by domestic enforcers and F1Schedule 13 enforcers
Words in Sch. 5 Pt. 4 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/203), regs. 1, 4(7) (with reg. 9) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1347, regs. 1(3), 3(8)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Entry to premises under warrant
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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.
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Sub-paragraph (6) applies if the premises are unoccupied or the occupier is temporarily absent.
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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.
Sch. 5 applied (with modifications) (8.12.2016) by The Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1091), reg. 1, Sch. 7 para. 3 (with regs. 74, 75(5))