Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020
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Entry, inspection, etc., of relevant premises by member | ||
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3. (1) Any member, whether in uniform or not, may enter without a warrant any relevant premises at any time and there make such inspection, examination, observation and enquiry as he or she may think proper for— | ||
(a) the purposes of giving a direction under section 31A(7) of the Act of 1947, whether in relation to a relevant provision or otherwise, | ||
(b) the purposes of issuing an immediate closure order, | ||
(c) the prevention or detection of offences under a relevant provision, under this Act or under section 31A of the Act of 1947, or | ||
(d) an assessment of compliance with a relevant provision, a direction referred to in paragraph (a), an undertaking referred to in section 5 (10)(a) or section 7 (8), an immediate closure order, an emergency closure order, a compliance notice or a temporary closure order. | ||
(2) Any person who— | ||
(a) prevents or attempts to prevent a member from exercising the power conferred by subsection (1), or | ||
(b) obstructs or attempts to obstruct any such member in the exercise of that power, | ||
is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a class C fine. |