Regulation 33 Powers of entry, etc

(1)

The administrator or an authorised person may—

(a)

enter any premises with a warrant issued in accordance with regulation 34, together with any equipment or material as may be required;

(b)

when entering premises by virtue of sub-paragraph (a) be accompanied by such persons as appear to the administrator or authorised person to be necessary;

(c)

require any person believed to be able to give information relevant to a suspected failure to comply with the requirements of these Regulations—

(i)

to answer (in the absence of anyone, other than someone nominated by that person to be present and anyone whom the administrator or authorised person may allow to be present) such questions as the administrator or authorised person thinks fit to ask; and

(ii)

to sign a declaration of truth of the answers given by that person;

(d)

require the production of—

(i)

records required to be kept under these Regulations;

(ii)

other records which the administrator or authorised person considers it necessary to see for the purpose of investigating a suspected failure to comply with these Regulations;

(iii)

entries in a record referred to in this sub-paragraph;

(e)

inspect and seize the records and entries referred to in sub-paragraph (d).

(2)

The powers in paragraph (1) may only be exercised where the administrator or an authorised person reasonably believes there has been a failure to comply with the requirements of these Regulations.