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5.—(1) The enforcement authority exercising the power of entry under paragraph 3 or paragraph 4 may—
(a)inspect the premises and land;
(b)require any occupier of the premises or land to produce relevant equipment or records or any other information, in whatever form it is held, together with an explanation of such records or information within such period as the enforcement authority considers reasonable;
(c)inspect any relevant equipment or records or any other information, in whatever form it is held;
(d)if the enforcement authority has reasonable grounds for believing that there has been a breach of these Regulations, seize and detain relevant equipment or records or any other information, in whatever form it is held, for the purposes of ascertaining whether there has been such a breach;
(e)take photographs, copies or measurements;
(f)require any person on the premises or land to provide such other assistance as the enforcement authority reasonably considers necessary.
(2) The enforcement authority must—
(a)provide to the occupier of the premises or land or, if there is more than one occupier, to at least one of them, a written record of any items which are seized and removed; and
(b)retain seized items for no longer than absolutely necessary.
(3) Any object or document which is inspected or seized should, so far as possible, be retained in its original condition.
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