Regulation 17 Power of entry: supplementalE1

England, Wales and Scotland

An authorised officer entering any premises in accordance with regulation 13, or under the authority of a warrant issued under regulation F114 or 15 (as the case may be)—

(a)

must produce evidence of authority if requested to do so;

(b)

may be accompanied by such other persons as the authorised officer considers necessary; and

(c)

on leaving any unoccupied premises, or premises from which the occupier is temporarily absent, which the authorised officer has entered under the authority of a warrant, must leave them as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as the authorised officer found them.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 17 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1617), regs. 1(3), 4(12)

Extent

E1: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only