S.L. 549.111 Art. 16Powers of entry.

(1) The person carrying out the inspection, after serving a notice on the user, and if so required, with the assistance of the Police Force, may enter premises or other places, except premises used wholly or mainly as a private dwelling house in order to perform inspections.

(2) The requirement to serve a notice does not apply -

(a) where reasonable efforts to agree on 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 23;

(d) in an emergency situation; or

(e) the premises are unoccupied or the occupier is temporarily absent.

(3) An inspector shall, if requested, produce a duly authenticated authorisation document.

(4) 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.

(5) 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.

(6) 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. [