# The Hemp (Third Country Imports) Regulations 2002, Regulation 13: Powers of authorised persons


(1) An authorised person may at all reasonable hours and on producing, if so required, a duly authenticated document showing his authority, exercise the powers specified in this regulation for the purposes of ascertaining whether—
(a) the use of hemp seeds other than for sowing is in accordance with the attestation made in respect of them;
(b) an offence under regulation 16 has been or is being committed;
(c) any obligation relating to the import of hemp from a third country imposed by Council Regulation 1251/1999, Council Regulation 1673/2000, or Commission Regulation 245/2001 is not being fulfilled.
(2) An authorised person may enter any land, other than land used only as a dwelling, which is, or which such person has reasonable cause to believe to be land occupied by, or in the possession of—
(a) an applicant;
(b) a licensed importer; or
(c) a subsequent user.
(3) An authorised person who has entered any land by virtue of paragraph (2) may—
(a) inspect that land for the purpose of determining whether or not—
(i) it has been planted with hemp seeds for sowing; and
(ii) imported hemp is being stored there.
(b) examine any imported hemp found on that land;
(c) seize and remove that imported hemp.
(4) An authorised person entering any land by virtue of this regulation may take with him such other persons as he considers necessary.
(5) An authorised person may—
(a) require an applicant, licensed importer or subsequent user, or any employee, servant or agent of that applicant, licensed importer or subsequent user, to produce any relevant consignment documentation and to supply any record or such additional information in that person’s possession or under his control relating to an application for a licence or authorisation or an import of hemp as the authorised person may reasonably request;
(b) inspect any relevant consignment document or any such record and, where any such documentation or record is kept by means of a computer, have access to, and inspect and check the operation of, any computer and any associated apparatus or material which is or has been used in connection with that documentation or record;
(c) require that copies of, or extracts from, any relevant consignment documentation or any such record by produced; and
(d) seize and retain any relevant consignment documentation or any such record which he has reason to believe may be required as evidence in proceedings under these Regulations and, where any such documentation or record is kept by means of a computer, require it to be produced in a form in which it may be taken away.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/787/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hemp-third-country-imports-regulations-2002/regulation-13
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