# Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007, Section 37: Warrants for entry


(1) A “warrant for entry” is a warrant which authorises—
(a) a council officer to visit any specified place under section 7 or 16 together with a constable, and
(b) a constable who so accompanies a council officer to do anything, using reasonable force where necessary, which the constable considers to be reasonably required in order to fulfil the object of the visit.
(2) A warrant for entry—
(a) expires 72 hours after it is granted, and
(b) does not entitle any person to remain in a place which that person has entered in pursuance of the warrant after the warrant has expired.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/10/section/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adult-support-and-protection-scotland-act-2007/section-37
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