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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 13 June 2007 - onwards

Regulation 54 Powers of authorised officers.

(1) An authorised officer may, for the purpose of carrying out an investigation under this Part, do all or any of the following -

(a) at all reasonable times enter any premises at which there are reasonable grounds to believe that there are any relevant records,

(b) search and inspect the premises referred to in subparagraph (a) and any relevant records on the premises,

(c) secure for later inspection the premises or any part of the premises in which relevant records are kept or in which the officer has reasonable grounds for believing the relevant records are kept,

(d) require any person to whom these Regulations apply to produce to the officer relevant records, and if the information is in a non-legible form, to reproduce it in a legible form or to give to the officer such information as the officer reasonably requires in relation to entries in the relevant records,

(e) inspect and take copies of relevant records inspected or produced under this Regulation (including, in the case of information in a non-legible form, a copy of all or part of the information in a permanent legible form),