# Cattle Identification (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998, Regulation 4: Powers of inspectors

Extent: N.I.

(1) An inspector shall, on producing, if required to do so, some duly authenticated document showing his authority, have the right at all reasonable hours to enter any land or premises for the purposes of ascertaining whether there is or has been on the premises any contravention of the Council Regulation or of these Regulations.
(2) An inspector shall have powers to carry out all checks and examinations necessary for the enforcement of the Council Regulation and of these Regulations, and in particular may—
(a) carry out inspections of any process used for the marking and identification of animals, and of any premises;
(b) examine any records, in whatever form, and take copies of those records;
(c) remove and retain any documents, ear tags or records which relate to any matter to which the Council Regulation or these Regulations apply;
(d) have access to, and inspect and check the operation of, any computer and any associated apparatus or material which is or has been used in connection with the keeping of records, and may require any person having charge of, or otherwise concerned with the operation of, the computer, apparatus or material to afford him such assistance as he may reasonably require for the purpose;
(e) where records are kept by means of a computer, require the records to be produced in a form in which they may be taken away; and
(f) take with him any person he considers necessary .
(3) In this regulation “premises” includes any place, installation, vehicle, ship, vessel, boat, craft, hovercraft or aircraft.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/27/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cattle-identification-enforcement-regulations-northern-ireland-1998/regulation-4
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