Regulation 8 Powers of authorised officersE1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

An authorised officer may, on producing a duly authenticated authorisation if required, at any reasonable time enter any premises (except those used wholly or mainly as a private dwellinghouse) for the purpose of executing or enforcing the F1F2assimilated Regulations F3, the 1416/2006 prohibition or these Regulations.

(2)

An authorised officer who has entered premises, whether under paragraph (1) or under the authority of a warrant under regulation 9, may—

(a)

inspect any materials or articles;

(b)

have access to, and inspect and copy any documents or records (in whatever form they are held), and remove them to enable them to be copied;

(c)

have access to, inspect and check the operation of any computer and any associated apparatus used in connection with the records, and may require any person to afford such assistance as may reasonably be required (including the provision of passwords), and may require any computer records to be produced in a form in which they may be taken away;

(d)

seize and retain anything required as evidence in proceedings under these Regulations;

(e)

undertake an inventory of wine sector products and of anything which may be used in the preparation of wine sector products; and

(f)

purchase or take samples of any wine sector product and of anything which may be used in the preparation of wine sector products.

(3)

An authorised officer who has procured a sample of any wine sector product or of anything which may be used in the preparation of such a product may analyse or examine that sample or have that sample analysed or examined.

F4(4)

An authorised officer entering any premises by virtue of this regulation or regulation 9 may be accompanied by such other person as the officer considers necessary.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Regulations substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 11(2)
F2: Word in reg. 8(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 25(e)
F3: Words in reg. 8(1) inserted (30.12.2020) by The Spirit Drinks, Wine and European Union Withdrawal (Consequential Modifications) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1636), regs. 1(2), 3(6)
F4: Reg. 8(4) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 11(7)

Extent

E1: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only