Power to observe carrying on of business etc.
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5(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.