(1) An authorised
person may apply to a JP for an entry warrant authorising the entry of a place
for a compliance purpose.
(2) An authorised
person may apply for an entry warrant for a place even if, under this Act, the
authorised person may enter the place without an entry warrant.
(3) The application
must be made in accordance with the Criminal Investigation Act 2006
section 13 and section 13(8) of that Act applies in relation to the entry
warrant.
(4) An application for
a warrant must —
(a)
describe with reasonable particularity the place to be entered; and
(b)
state that the authorised person has reasonable grounds for believing that
entry to the place is necessary for a compliance purpose; and
(c)
state the purposes for which entry to the place is required; and
(d)
include any other information that is prescribed to be in the warrant.