# Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007, Section 38: Criteria for granting warrants for entry: section 7 visits


(1) A sheriff who grants an assessment order must also grant a warrant for entry in relation to a visit under section 7 of a place from which a person may be taken in pursuance of the assessment order.
(2) The sheriff may, on the application of the council, otherwise grant a warrant for entry in relation to a visit under section 7 only if satisfied, by evidence on oath—
(a) that a council officer has been, or reasonably expects to be—
(i) refused entry to, or
(ii) otherwise unable to enter,
the place concerned, or
(b) that any attempt by a council officer to visit the place without such a warrant would defeat the object of the visit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/10/section/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adult-support-and-protection-scotland-act-2007/section-38
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