{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wild-animals-and-circuses-wales-act-2020/schedule/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "asc/2020/2",
  "legislation_title": "Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Act 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wild-animals-and-circuses-wales-act-2020",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) An inspector may not enter any premises used wholly or mainly as a dwelling unless—\n(a) the occupier of the premises or other person appearing to the inspector to be in charge of the premises consents, or\n(b) a justice of the peace has issued a warrant, on the application of an inspector, authorising the inspector to enter the premises.\n(2) A justice of the peace may issue a warrant if satisfied on sworn information in writing that—\n(a) there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that—\n(i) an offence under section 1 is being, has been or is about to be committed on the premises, or\n(ii) evidence an offence under section 1 is being, has been or is about to be committed may be found on the premises; and\n(b) any of conditions 1, 2, 3 or 4 is met.\n(3) Condition 1 is that—\n(a) a request to enter the premises has been refused or is likely to be refused, and\n(b) notice of the intention to apply for a warrant has been given to the occupier of the premises or to a person appearing to the inspector to be in charge of the premises.\n(4) Condition 2 is that requesting to enter the premises or giving notice of intention to apply for a warrant under this paragraph might defeat the object of the entry.\n(5) Condition 3 is that the premises are unoccupied.\n(6) Condition 4 is that—\n(a) the occupier of the premises is temporarily absent, and\n(b) it might defeat the object of entry to wait for the occupier's return.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. para. 3 in force at 1.12.2020, see s. 12"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2020/2/schedule/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:58.271298+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}