# Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Act 2026, Paragraph 5: Entering premises

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) An inspector exercising a power of entry must, if asked by a person on the premises—
(a) show evidence of the inspector’s identity, and
(b) outline the purpose for which the power is exercised.
(2) Where an inspector enters premises under a warrant issued under paragraph 3, the inspector must also—
(a) if asked by a person on the premises, show a copy of the warrant, and
(b) if asked by the occupier or a person appearing to the inspector to be in charge of the premises, give a copy of the warrant to that person.
(3) If neither the occupier nor a person appearing to the inspector to be in charge of the premises is present—
(a) the inspector must leave a copy of the warrant in a prominent place on the premises, and
(b) on leaving the premises, the inspector must leave them as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as when the inspector found them.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/11/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prohibition-of-greyhound-racing-wales-act-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-5
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.