Sunbeds Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

1.  An authorised officer has the right to do any of the following, on production (if required) of the officer’s authorisation—

(a) at any reasonable hour, enter any premises within the district of that council to ascertain whether an offence under sections 1 to 9 has been or is being committed there;

(b) there carry out such inspections and examinations as the officer considers necessary for the purpose of the proper exercise of the officer’s functions under this Act;

(c) if the officer considers it necessary for that purpose—

(i) require the production of any book, document or record (in whatever form it is held); and

(ii) inspect it and take copies of or extracts from it;

(d) take possession of any book, document or record which is on the premises (in whatever form it is held) and retain it for as long as the authorised officer considers necessary for that purpose;

(e) require any person to give the officer such information, or afford the officer such facilities and assistance, as the officer considers necessary for that purpose.