Section 257 Power to require production of licence, etcI1
(1)
Where an enforcement officer reasonably believes—
(a)
that a person is or has been carrying on a relevant activity, and
(b)
that the person requires a licence or other authority to carry on that activity,
the officer may require the person to produce that licence or other authority.
(2)
If the person is unable to produce the licence or other authority when required to do so, the person must produce it at such place, and within such period of time, as the officer may specify.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 257 in force at 12.1.2010 by S.I. 2009/3345, art. 2, Sch. para. 21
Notes on Part 8
Modifications
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Pt. 8: power to apply (with modifications) conferred (12.2.2026) by Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026 (c. 6), ss. 14(4)(g), 32(1) (with s. 30)