(1) An authorised
person may apply to a justice of the peace for an entry warrant authorising
the entry of a place for compliance purposes or an investigation under
section 9 or 19.
(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 or an investigation
under section 9 or 19; and
(c)
state the purposes for which entry to the place is required; and
(d)
include any other information that is prescribed.