(1) If an authorised officer, while in the exercise of the authorised officer's powers under Regulation 64 -
(a) is prevented from entering any premises, or
(b) believes that there are relevant records in a private dwelling,
he or she may apply to a judge of the District Court for a warrant authorising the entry by the authorised officer into the premises or the dwelling.
(2) If on an application under paragraph (1) a judge of the District Court is satisfied, on the information of the applicant authorised officer, that the applicant authorised officer -
(a) has been prevented from entering the premises concerned, or
(b) has reasonable grounds for believing that there are relevant records in the private dwelling concerned,
the judge may issue a warrant under his or her hand authorising the applicant authorised officer, accompanied, if the judge considers it appropriate, by a specified number of members of the Garda Síochána, to enter, if need be by force, at any time within 4 wee