17. An authorised officer entering any premises in accordance with regulation 13, or under the authority of a warrant issued under regulation [F114 or 15] (as the case may be)—
(a)must produce evidence of authority if requested to do so;
(b)may be accompanied by such other persons as the authorised officer considers necessary; and
(c)on leaving any unoccupied premises, or premises from which the occupier is temporarily absent, which the authorised officer has entered under the authority of a warrant, must leave them as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as the authorised officer found them.
Extent Information
E1This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 17 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1617), regs. 1(3), 4(12)
17. An authorised officer entering any premises in accordance with regulation 13, or under the authority of a warrant issued under [F2regulation 16]—
(a)must produce evidence of authority if requested to do so;
(b)may be accompanied by such other persons as the authorised officer considers necessary; and
(c)on leaving any unoccupied premises, or premises from which the occupier is temporarily absent, which the authorised officer has entered under the authority of a warrant, must leave them as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as the authorised officer found them.
Extent Information
E2This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only
Textual Amendments
F2Words in reg. 17 substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1617), regs. 1(3), 5(8)