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Paragraph 4 C1C2C3C4C5

United Kingdom

F1(1)Without prejudice to his powers under any other provision of this Act, in order to perform his functions an officer—

(a)

may open any container;

(b)

may carry out searches, inspections, measurements and tests;

(c)

may take samples;

(d)

may require the production of documents, books and records; and

(e)

may photograph or copy anything whose production he has power to require under paragraph (d) above.

F2(2)

An officer exercising any power of entry conferred by Part III of this Act may photograph anything which he has reasonable cause to believe may be relevant in connection with the exercise of his functions under that Part.

(3)

Nothing in sub-paragraph (2) affects the powers conferred by sub-paragraph (1).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 4 renumbered as s. 4(1) (9.9.1998) by 1998 c. 26, ss. 2(3), 3(b)

F2

S. 4(2)(3) inserted (9.9.1998) by 1998 c. 26, ss. 2(3), 3(b)

Modifications

C1

Sch. 2 para. 4 applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (17.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/887, reg. 24(1)

C2

Sch. 2 paras. 4-9 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (31.12.2003) by Plant Protection Products Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3241), regs. 1, 24(1)

C3

Sch. 2 paras. 4-9 applied (with modifications) (S.) (31.12.2003) by Plant Protection Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/579), regs. 1(1), 24

C4

Sch. 2 paras. 4-9 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (1.7.2005) by Plant Protection Products Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1435), regs. 1, 24

C5

Sch. 2 paras. 4-9 applied (with modifications) (S.) (1.7.2005) by Plant Protection Products (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/331), regs. 1(1), 24 (with Sch. 4)

Notes on Schedule 2

Modifications

C1

Sch. 2 applied (E.W.) (with modifications) (1.2.2000) by S.I. 1999/3483, reg. 4(6) Sch. 2 applied (1.2.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/22, art. 4(5)

C2

Sch. 2 applied (with modifications) (S.) (22.12.2005) by Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/599), regs. 1(1), 3(6)

C3

Sch. 2 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (22.12.2005) by Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3286), regs. 1(1), 3(6)

C4

Sch. 2 applied (30.6.2006) by Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/220), regs. 1, 3(6)

C5

Sch. 2 applied (E.W.) (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), ss. 44(4), 107(3)(b); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)