Amendment of article 9
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8. In article 9 (power to enter premises for the purpose of inspection)—
(a)for the heading substitute “Entry to dwellinghouses”;
(b)for paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1) The power to enter premises conferred by articles 4(1), 4A(1), 5(1) and 8(1) may be exercised by an inspector to enter premises used wholly or mainly as a dwelling only if the inspector has been granted a warrant by a sheriff or a justice of the peace.”;
(c)in paragraph (2)(a) after “urgency” insert “, or that a request for admission might prejudice the purpose of the entry”; and
(d)in paragraph (2)(b) for “4 and 5” substitute “4(1), 4A(1), 5(1) or 8(1)”.