# The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011, Paragraph 25


If a sheriff or justice of the peace is satisfied that—
(a) there are reasonable grounds for the exercise in relation to any premises of a power under Part 1 of this Schedule; and
(b) one or more of the conditions specified in paragraph 26 is fulfilled in relation to those premises,
the sheriff or justice of the peace may by warrant authorise SEPA to designate a person to exercise the power in relation to those premises, in accordance with the warrant and, if need be, by force.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2011/9780111012963/schedule/6/paragraph/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-water-environment-controlled-activities-scotland-regulations-2011/schedule-6/paragraph-25
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