Enforcement powers: warrants
437.Section 86 reads across to section 85(1) on enforcement powers conferred on authorised persons. This gives a sheriff the power to issue a warrant to allow an authorised person to enter premises as part of scheme enforcement. The warrant allows for reasonable force to be applied if needed. A warrant can only be issued where there are reasonable grounds to enter the premises and: entry has been refused; it is expected that entry will be refused; the premises are unoccupied; or the occupier is temporarily absent. A warrant expires 28 days after the day the warrant was issued or at the end of any shorter period that the warrant may specify.
