Paragraph 5 Power to observe carrying on of business etc.I1I2

An officer of a local weights and measures authority may enter premises to which the public has access in order to observe the carrying on of a business on those premises.

The power under sub-paragraph (1) may be exercised at any reasonable time (whether or not the public has access at that time).

The power of entry under sub-paragraph (1) may be exercised without first giving notice or obtaining a warrant.

In this paragraph, “premises” includes any—

except where the premises are used wholly or mainly as a private dwelling.