# Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, Section 23: Forcible entry etc.


(1) An order under section 14 or 17(1) may not make provision to—
(a) authorise any forcible entry, search or seizure, or
(b) compel the giving of evidence.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent an order from extending any power for purposes similar to those to which the power applied before the order was made.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to provision which merely restates an enactment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/8/section/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-reform-scotland-act-2010/section-23
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