# The Quality Standards for Green Bananas (England and Wales) Regulations 2012, Regulation 6: Powers of entry

Extent: E+W

(1) An authorised officer may, on giving reasonable notice, and on producing a duly authenticated authorisation if required, enter any premises at any reasonable hour for the purposes of the enforcement of these Regulations or the checks under the Commission Regulation.
(2) The requirement to give notice does not apply—
(a) where the entry is required for checks under the Commission Regulation;
(b) where the requirement is waived by the occupier of the premises;
(c) where reasonable efforts to agree an appointment have failed; or
(d) where an authorised officer has reasonable suspicion of a failure to comply with these Regulations or the Commission Regulation.
(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to any premises which are used wholly or mainly as a private dwelling.
(4) An authorised officer entering premises (whether under paragraph (1) or under the authority of a warrant under paragraph (5)) may—
(a) be accompanied by—
(i) such other persons as the authorised officer considers necessary; and
(ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) bring on to the premises such equipment as the authorised officer considers necessary.
(5) A justice of the peace may, by signed warrant, permit an authorised officer to enter premises, if necessary by reasonable force, if the justice, on sworn information in writing is satisfied that—
(a) there are reasonable grounds to enter those premises for the purpose of the enforcement of these Regulations or the checks under the Commission Regulation; and
(b) that any of the conditions in paragraph (6) are met.
(6) The conditions are—
(a) entry to the premises has been, or is likely to be, refused to an authorised officer and notice of the intention to apply for a warrant has been given to the occupier;
(b) asking for admission to the premises, or giving such a notice, would defeat the object of the entry;
(c) entry is required urgently; or
(d) the premises are unoccupied or the occupier is temporarily absent.
(7) A warrant under this regulation is valid for one month.
(8) An authorised officer who enters any unoccupied premises must leave them as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as they were before entry.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/947/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/quality-standards-for-green-bananas-england-and-wales-regulations-2012/regulation-6
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