# The State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 3: Power to enter business premises without a warrant


An authorised officer may enter the business premises of a beneficiary to obtain information for the purpose of deciding under regulation 19 whether there has been a misuse of aid by the beneficiary if the CMA is satisfied that—
(a) there are reasonable grounds to suspect that there has been a misuse of aid by the beneficiary;
(b) entry to the business premises of the beneficiary is necessary for the CMA to decide under regulation 19 whether there has been a misuse of aid by the beneficiary;
(c) the suspected misuse of aid is sufficiently serious to justify entering the business premises of the beneficiary; and
(d) there are reasonable grounds to suspect that there are on the business premises documents—
(i) the production of which has been requested under regulation 19(4)(b); and
(ii) which have not been produced as requested.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111178768/schedule/4/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-state-aid-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-4/paragraph-3
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