# Environment Act 2021, Paragraph 12: Powers of entry etc

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Part 2 regulations may include provision conferring on an enforcement authority powers of entry, inspection, examination, search and seizure.
(2) Part 2 regulations may include provision—
(a) for powers to be exercisable only under the authority of a warrant issued by a justice of the peace, sheriff, summary sheriff or lay magistrate;
(b) about applications for, and the execution of, warrants.
(3) Part 2 regulations must secure that the authority of a warrant is required for the exercise of any powers conferred by the regulations to—
(a) enter premises by force;
(b) enter a private dwelling without the consent of the occupier;
(c) search and seize material.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/17/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-2021/schedule-17/paragraph-12
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