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SCHEDULE 1Powers of inspectors

Powers of an inspector

2.—(1) An inspector entering premises under paragraph 1 may–

(a)take onto those premises any person, equipment or materials that the inspector considers necessary for the enforcement of these Regulations;

(b)open any container;

(c)carry out any searches, inspections, measurements and tests;

(d)take samples;

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

(f)photograph or copy anything whose production the inspector has power to require under sub-paragraph (e);

(g)photograph anything which the inspector has reasonable cause to believe may be relevant in connection with the enforcement of these Regulations;

(h)seize any computers and associated equipment for the purpose of copying documents provided that they are returned as soon as practicable.

(2) Any person who accompanies an inspector in accordance with this paragraph may perform any of the inspector’s functions but only under the supervision of that inspector.