# Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006, Paragraph 2


(1) A sheriff or justice of the peace may grant a warrant under this sub-paragraph if satisfied—
(a) that there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is at premises a protected animal which—
(i) is suffering, or
(ii) is likely to suffer if its circumstances do not change, and
(b) that paragraph 5 is complied with in relation to the premises.
(2) A warrant under sub-paragraph (1) authorises an inspector or a constable to enter and search the premises for the purpose of exercising any power conferred by sections 32 and 35.
(3) An inspector or a constable may—
(a) enter and search premises for the purpose of exercising any power conferred by sections 32 and 35, and
(b) do so without a warrant under sub-paragraph (1),
if it appears that immediate entry is appropriate in the interests of an animal.
(4) Sub-paragraph (3) does not apply in relation to domestic premises.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/11/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-and-welfare-scotland-act-2006/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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