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GAS SUPPLY ACT 1996 - SECT 64

Warrants of entry

64 Warrants of entry

(1) The network operator may apply to an authorised officer for a warrant of entry if it is of the opinion that it is necessary for an inspector to enter and inspect any land (including any building used for residential purposes) for the purposes of this Act.
(2) An authorised officer to whom such an application is made may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a warrant of entry authorising an inspector named in the warrant to enter and inspect the land for the purposes of this Act.
(3) Division 4 of Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 applies to a warrant of entry under this section in the same way as it applies to a search warrant under that Act.
(4) In this section--

"authorised officer" has the same meaning as it has in the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 .



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