Section 37 Inspectors and powers of entry.F1

enter and inspect any motor vehicle used for the carriage of passengers F3... by road for reward, and for that purpose may stop and detain the vehicle during such time as is required for the inspection;

enter, at any time which is reasonable having regard to the circumstances, any premises in or on which he has reason to believe that a motor vehicle used for the carriage of passengers F4... by road for reward is kept;

enter, at any time which is reasonable having regard to the circumstances, any premises which he has reason to believe are used in connection with the carriage of passengers F5... by road for reward.

that an inspector appointed under this section has been refused admission to any premises which he has a right to enter under subsection (2), or that such a refusal is apprehended, and that notice of the intention to apply for the warrant has been given to the occupier; or

that an application for admission to the premises, or the giving of such a notice, would defeat the object of the entry, or that the premises are unoccupied or that the owner is temporarily absent;

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceedingF6 level 3 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and such imprisonment;

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, with or without a fine.