Part V Enforcement, Offences and Proceedings
Enforcement
F162IEntry and warrants: supplementary
(1)
This section applies to an inspector who enters any premises by virtue of a power conferred on the inspector by or under this Act or under a warrant under section 62H.
(2)
The inspector may take on to the premises—
(a)
such other persons as the inspector thinks necessary to give the inspector such assistance as the inspector thinks necessary;
(b)
such equipment as the inspector thinks necessary.
(3)
The inspector may require any person on the premises who falls within subsection (4) to give the inspector such assistance as the inspector may reasonably require.
(4)
The following persons fall within this subsection—
(a)
the occupier of the premises;
(b)
a person appearing to the inspector to have charge of animals on the premises;
(c)
a person appearing to the inspector to be under the direction or control of a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).
(5)
If the inspector enters any premises by virtue of a warrant issued under section 62H the inspector must at the time of entry—
(a)
serve a copy of the warrant on the occupier of the premises; or
(b)
if the occupier is not on the premises, leave a copy of the warrant in a conspicuous place on the premises.
(6)
If the inspector enters any unoccupied premises the inspector must leave them as effectively secured against entry as the inspector found them.