10.—(1) An inspector shall, on producing, if required to do so, some duly authenticated document showing his authority, have the right at all reasonable hours to enter any premises (excluding premises used only as a dwelling) for the purpose of ascertaining whether—
(a)there is or has been on the premises any contravention of any provisions of these Regulations;
(b)there is on the premises any evidence of any contravention of any provisions of these Regulations;
(c)(in the case of premises registered under regulation 4(3) above or approved under regulation 7(1) above) the requirements of that regulation are satisfied; and
(d)(in the case of premises from which material derived from bovine animals is consigned to an establishment registered under regulation 4(3) above or approved under regulation 7(1) above) the use of such material for the manufacture of controlled bovine by-products at that establishment is permitted under these Regulations.
(2) If a justice of the peace, on sworn information in writing is satisfied that there is reasonable ground for entry into premises for any such purpose as is mentioned in paragraph (1) above and that either—
(a)admission to the premises has been refused, or a refusal is apprehended, and that notice of the intention to apply for a warrant has been given to the occupier; or
(b)an application for admission, or the giving of such a notice, would defeat the object of the entry, or that the case is one of urgency, or that the premises are unoccupied or the occupier temporarily absent,
the justice may by warrant signed by him authorise an inspector to enter the premises, if need be by reasonable force.
(3) In the application of this regulation to Scotland any reference to a justice of the peace includes a reference to the sheriff and to a magistrate.