sec.583Additional powers of police officers on later investigation

### sec.583 Additional powers of police officers on later investigation This section applies if— a noise abatement direction has been given about a place; and within the noise abatement period as defined under section 582 (5) , a police officer is satisfied on further investigation that the police officer must again exercise the powers mentioned in section 581 about the same place or the same motor vehicle. A police officer may— without a warrant, enter the place from which the noise is being emitted; and in relation to the property that is or was being used to produce or contribute to the production of the noise— lock, seal or otherwise deal with it in a way to prevent its further use; or seize and remove it from the place; or make it inoperable by removing any part or parts and seize and remove the part or parts from the place; or if it is a motorbike and section 80 applies—impound the motorbike under section 80 . However, in exercising or attempting to exercise the powers, the police officer must take all reasonable steps to ensure the officer does as little damage as is practicable in the circumstances. s 583 (prev s 290) amd 2000 No. 22 s 3 sch renum 2000 No. 22 s 19 amd 2004 No. 53 s 2 sch ; 2005 No. 64 s 21 ; 2007 No. 1 s 11 sch 1 ; 2013 No. 15 s 80 sch ; 2014 No. 1 s 34 (sec.583-ssec.1) This section applies if— a noise abatement direction has been given about a place; and within the noise abatement period as defined under section 582 (5) , a police officer is satisfied on further investigation that the police officer must again exercise the powers mentioned in section 581 about the same place or the same motor vehicle. (sec.583-ssec.2) A police officer may— without a warrant, enter the place from which the noise is being emitted; and in relation to the property that is or was being used to produce or contribute to the production of the noise— lock, seal or otherwise deal with it in a way to prevent its further use; or seize and remove it from the place; or make it inoperable by removing any part or parts and seize and remove the part or parts from the place; or if it is a motorbike and section 80 applies—impound the motorbike under section 80 . (sec.583-ssec.3) However, in exercising or attempting to exercise the powers, the police officer must take all reasonable steps to ensure the officer does as little damage as is practicable in the circumstances. - (a) a noise abatement direction has been given about a place; and - (b) within the noise abatement period as defined under section 582 (5) , a police officer is satisfied on further investigation that the police officer must again exercise the powers mentioned in section 581 about the same place or the same motor vehicle. - (a) without a warrant, enter the place from which the noise is being emitted; and - (b) in relation to the property that is or was being used to produce or contribute to the production of the noise— (i) lock, seal or otherwise deal with it in a way to prevent its further use; or (ii) seize and remove it from the place; or (iii) make it inoperable by removing any part or parts and seize and remove the part or parts from the place; or (iv) if it is a motorbike and section 80 applies—impound the motorbike under section 80 . - (i) lock, seal or otherwise deal with it in a way to prevent its further use; or - (ii) seize and remove it from the place; or - (iii) make it inoperable by removing any part or parts and seize and remove the part or parts from the place; or - (iv) if it is a motorbike and section 80 applies—impound the motorbike under section 80 . - (i) lock, seal or otherwise deal with it in a way to prevent its further use; or - (ii) seize and remove it from the place; or - (iii) make it inoperable by removing any part or parts and seize and remove the part or parts from the place; or - (iv) if it is a motorbike and section 80 applies—impound the motorbike under section 80 .