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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-1976/schedule-2/paragraph-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-1976/schedule-2/paragraph-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1976/76",
  "legislation_title": "Energy Act 1976",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-1976",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may designate a local weights and measures authority for the purposes of the enforcement within its area of price controls in relation to supplies to the general public.\n(2) The powers of paragraphs 2 and 3 above are also exercisable by a duly authorised officer of a designated local weights and measures authority, for the purpose of securing compliance with price controls in relation to such supplies.\n(3) If a justice of the peace (in Scotland, a justice of the peace or a sheriff) is satisfied, on sworn information in writing submitted on behalf of a designated local weights and measures authority, that—\n(a) admission to premises is reasonably required for that purpose; and\n(b) the circumstances specified in paragraph 4(2) or, as the case may be (3) above are present,\nthe justice or sheriff may issue a warrant authorising a duly authorised officer of the authority (naming him) to enter the premises, by force if necessary; and paragraph 4(5) to (9) above also applies in relation to this warrant.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/76/schedule/2/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:27:38.839171+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}