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10.—(1) An inspector may, on serving reasonable notice, enter premises at any reasonable hour for the purpose of enforcing the EU Regulation, except premises used wholly or mainly as a private dwelling house.
(2) The requirement to serve a notice does not apply—
(a)where reasonable efforts to agree an appointment have failed;
(b)where an inspector reasonably believes that serving a notice would defeat the object of the entry;
(c)where an inspector has a reasonable suspicion that an offence has been committed under regulation 13; or
(d)in an emergency.
(3) An inspector must, if requested, produce a duly authenticated authorisation document.
(4) Paragraph (1) does not affect any right of entry conferred by a warrant issued in accordance with paragraph (5).
(5) A justice of the peace may by signed warrant permit an inspector to enter premises, if necessary by reasonable force, if the justice, on sworn information in writing, is satisfied that—
(a)there are reasonable grounds for an inspector to enter those premises for the purpose of enforcing the EU Regulation; and
(b)one of the conditions in paragraph (6) is met.
(6) The conditions are that—
(a)entry to the premises without warrant has been refused or is likely to be refused, and notice of the intention to apply for a warrant has been served on the occupier;
(b)asking for admission to the premises, or serving notice of entry, would defeat the object of the entry;
(c)entry is urgently required;
(d)the premises are unoccupied or the occupier is temporarily absent.
(7) But the power in paragraph (5) does not extend to premises used wholly or mainly as a dwelling house.
(8) A warrant is valid for three months.
(9) An inspector entering premises under this regulation may—
(a)be accompanied by such other persons as the inspector considers necessary;
(b)bring onto the premises such equipment as the inspector considers necessary.
(10) Where an inspector enters premises which are unoccupied or from which the occupier is temporarily absent, the inspector must leave them as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as they were before the inspector's entry.
(11) An inspector may require a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or hovercraft that the inspector has reasonable grounds to believe is transporting evidence to stop to allow the inspector to exercise the powers conferred by these Regulations.
(12) In paragraph (5)—
(a)in relation to Scotland, a reference to a justice of the peace is a reference to a sheriff, and the reference to “sworn information in writing” is a reference to evidence on oath;
(b)in relation Northern Ireland, a reference to a justice of the peace is a reference to a lay magistrate, and the reference to “sworn information in writing” is a reference to a sworn complaint in writing.
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