The State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Power to enter business premises without a warrant

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3.  An authorised officer may enter the business premises of a beneficiary to obtain information for the purpose of deciding under regulation 19 whether there has been a misuse of aid by the beneficiary if the CMA is satisfied that—

(a)there are reasonable grounds to suspect that there has been a misuse of aid by the beneficiary;

(b)entry to the business premises of the beneficiary is necessary for the CMA to decide under regulation 19 whether there has been a misuse of aid by the beneficiary;

(c)the suspected misuse of aid is sufficiently serious to justify entering the business premises of the beneficiary; and

(d)there are reasonable grounds to suspect that there are on the business premises documents—

(i)the production of which has been requested under regulation 19(4)(b); and

(ii)which have not been produced as requested.