Collections Act 1966
sec.26AWarrant to enter premises
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sec.26A Warrant to enter premises
A justice of the peace who is satisfied upon a complaint on oath that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that an offence against this Act is being, has been or is about to be committed on any premises may issue a warrant authorising an inspector to enter the premises specified in the warrant. A warrant shall be, for a period of 14 days from the date of its issue, sufficient authority— for an inspector— to enter the premises specified in the warrant; and to exercise therein in relation thereto the powers conferred by section 26 ; and for those purposes to use such force as is reasonable; and to use such force as may be reasonably necessary to perform any of the things referred to in this section. s 26A ins 1981 No. 34 s 6 amd 1989 No. 103 s 3 sch ; 2000 No. 5 s 461 sch 3 (sec.26A-ssec.1) A justice of the peace who is satisfied upon a complaint on oath that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that an offence against this Act is being, has been or is about to be committed on any premises may issue a warrant authorising an inspector to enter the premises specified in the warrant. (sec.26A-ssec.2) A warrant shall be, for a period of 14 days from the date of its issue, sufficient authority— for an inspector— to enter the premises specified in the warrant; and to exercise therein in relation thereto the powers conferred by section 26 ; and for those purposes to use such force as is reasonable; and to use such force as may be reasonably necessary to perform any of the things referred to in this section.
- (a) for an inspector— (i) to enter the premises specified in the warrant; and (ii) to exercise therein in relation thereto the powers conferred by section 26 ; and for those purposes to use such force as is reasonable; and
- (i) to enter the premises specified in the warrant; and
- (ii) to exercise therein in relation thereto the powers conferred by section 26 ;
- (c) to use such force as may be reasonably necessary to perform any of the things referred to in this section.
- (i) to enter the premises specified in the warrant; and
- (ii) to exercise therein in relation thereto the powers conferred by section 26 ;