SCHEDULES
C2SCHEDULE 3 Powers of entry and inspection
Issue of warrants
I1C11
1
If a circuit judge is satisfied by information on oath supplied by the Commissioner that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting—
a
that a public authority has failed or is failing to comply with—
i
any of the requirements of Part I of this Act,
ii
so much of a decision notice as requires steps to be taken, or
iii
an information notice or an enforcement notice, or
b
that an offence under section 77 has been or is being committed,
and that evidence of such a failure to comply or of the commission of the offence is to be found on any premises specified in the information, he may, subject to paragraph 2, grant a warrant to the Commissioner.
2
A warrant issued under sub-paragraph (1) shall authorise the Commissioner or any of his officers or staff at any time within seven days of the date of the warrant—
a
to enter and search the premises,
b
to inspect and seize any documents or other material found there which may be such evidence as is mentioned in that sub-paragraph, and
c
to inspect, examine, operate and test any equipment found there in which information held by the public authority may be recorded.
Sch. 3 applied (with modifications) (31.12.2009) by The INSPIRE Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3157), {reg. 11(1)-(3)(9)}