Regulation 7 Further powers of wildlife inspectors

United Kingdom

(1)

A wildlife inspector who has entered premises in exercise of a power under regulation 6 may, at any reasonable hour, exercise the following powers for the purpose of enforcing the European Regulations—

(a)

inspect the premises and any of the following items found on the premises—

(i)

any plant, machinery or equipment,

(ii)

any container,

(iii)

any timber product;

(b)

have access to, inspect and copy documents or records (in whatever form they are held), and remove them to enable them to be copied;

(c)

have access to, inspect and check the data on, and operation of, any computer and any associated apparatus used in connection with such documents or records, and require computer records to be produced in a form in which they may be taken away;

(d)

take samples of timber products;

(e)

carry out any examination, investigation or test; and

(f)

take photographs, measurements or recordings.

(2)

A wildlife inspector may require any person to provide such assistance or information as may be necessary to enable the inspector to exercise any of the powers conferred by regulation 6 or this regulation.