3—(1) An authorised officer may not under paragraph 1 enter premises which are occupied as a private dwelling unless under the authority of a warrant issued under sub-paragraph (2).N.I.
(2) A lay magistrate may issue a warrant, authorising the authorised officer to enter premises which are occupied as a private dwelling if need be by force, only if satisfied by complaint on oath that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that—
(a)an offence mentioned in paragraph 1(a) has been, or is being, committed; and
(b)evidence of the commission of that offence may be found in those premises.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 3 in operation at 1.5.2012 by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2