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Article 21 Exercise of powers under Articles 19 and 20: securing of premises

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

An authorised officer who, by virtue of Article 19 or 20, enters premises—

(a)

which are unoccupied; or

(b)

from which the occupier is temporarily absent,

shall on departure ensure that all reasonable measures have been taken to leave the premises as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as he found them.