# The Nuclear Security (Secretary of State Security Directions) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 1: Power of entry


An enforcement officer may, if authorised, enter any premises which that officer has reason to believe it is necessary to enter for the purpose of enforcing these Regulations—
(a) at any reasonable time, or
(b) at any time, if, in the enforcement officer's opinion, there is or may be an imminent threat to security owing to a responsible person's failure to comply with a security direction or further direction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/408/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nuclear-security-secretary-of-state-security-directions-regulations-2018/schedule/paragraph-1
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