(1) An authorised officer shall not, without the consent of the occupier enter a private dwelling unless the officer is in possession of a warrant obtained from the District Court under this Regulation.
(2) If -
(a) an occupier of a private dwelling refuses to consent to the entry of an authorised officer for the purpose of exercising a power conferred on authorised officers by these Regulations, or
(b) an authorised officer reasonably believes that a request for consent to enter such a dwelling for that purpose is likely to be refused,
an application may be made under this Regulation to the District Court to authorise entry to the dwelling.
(3) If a judge of the District Court is satisfied on the sworn information of an authorised officer that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that information required by that or another authorised officer under these Regulations is being kept in a private dwelling, the judge may issue a warrant authorising that or another authorised officer
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