# The Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, Article 46A: Powers of inspectors relating to assimilated law or Protocol obligations

Extent: N.I.

(1) In addition to the powers conferred by Article 46, an inspector (on producing, if required to do so, some duly authenticated document showing his authority) may at all reasonable hours—
(a) enter premises—
(i) for the purpose of ascertaining whether any assimilated law within any order made under this Order has been or is being complied with;
(ii) for the purpose of ascertaining whether any relevant Protocol obligation has been or is being complied with; or
(iii) for the purpose of ascertaining whether any provisions of an order made under this Order which implement a relevant Protocol obligation have been or are being complied with, and
(b) carry out such inspections (including documentary inspections) as may be necessary for any of those purposes.
(2) In this Article—
“relevant Protocol obligation” means any obligation created or arising by or under the relevant part of the Northern Ireland Protocol, whether or not an obligation to which section 7A(2) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 applies;
“the relevant part of the Northern Ireland Protocol” means article 5(4) of the Northern Ireland Protocol so far as relating to sections 36 to 39 of Annex 2 to that Protocol;
“the Northern Ireland Protocol” means the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1981/1115/article/46A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-animals-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-46A
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