Part II Licensing and Regulation—Particular Activities

F1Licensing and regulation of knife dealers

27EKnife dealers' licences: warrants to enter, search and seize articles

(1)

Subsection (2) applies if a justice of the peace or sheriff is satisfied by evidence on oath that—

(a)

subsection (3) applies; and

(b)

subsection (4) or (5) applies.

(2)

The justice of the peace or sheriff may grant a warrant authorising a constable or an authorised officer—

(a)

to enter and search the premises specified in the warrant; and

(b)

to seize and remove any relevant article.

(3)

This subsection applies if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person (the “suspect”) is carrying on in any premises an activity in respect of which a knife dealer's licence is required under section 27A.

(4)

This subsection applies if no knife dealer's licence is in force in respect of the activity.

(5)

This subsection applies if a knife dealer's licence is in force in respect of the activity but there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the suspect has failed, or is failing, to comply with a condition of the licence.