ScheduleInvestigatory powers of a local weights and measures authority
Power to observe carrying on of business etc.
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(1)
An officer of a local weights and measures authority may enter premises to which the public has access in order to observe the carrying on of a business on those premises.
(2)
The power under sub-paragraph (1) may be exercised at any reasonable time (whether or not the public has access at that time).
(3)
The power of entry under sub-paragraph (1) may be exercised without first giving notice or obtaining a warrant.
(4)
In this paragraph, “premises” includes any—
(a)
land or building,
(b)
vehicle, vessel, trailer, aircraft or hovercraft,
(c)
tent or moveable structure,
except where the premises are used wholly or mainly as a private dwelling.