Enforcement

Supplementary provision about powers of entry
16
1
An authorised officer of a local authority entering premises under section 13, or by virtue of a warrant issued under section 14 or 15, may take such other persons and such equipment as the officer considers appropriate.
2
If the occupier of premises an authorised officer is authorised to enter by a warrant under section 14 or 15 is present at the time the authorised officer seeks to execute the warrant, the officer must—
a
inform the occupier of the officer's name;
b
produce documentary evidence to the occupier of the officer's authorisation;
c
supply a copy of the warrant to the occupier.
3
If premises that an authorised officer is authorised to enter by a warrant under section 14 or 15 are unoccupied, or if the occupier is temporarily absent, then on leaving the premises the officer must leave them as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as when the officer found them.
S. 16 in force at 2.3.2020 by S.I. 2020/175, reg. 2(b)