Section 47A — Fair Trading Act 1986: Powers conferred by warrant

47A Powers conferred by warrant (1) A warrant issued under section 47 of this Act authorises the person named in it— (a) To enter and search the place specified in the warrant on one occasion within 30 days of the date of issue of the warrant at a time that is reasonable in the circumstances: (b) To use such assistance as is reasonable in the circumstances: (c) To use such force for gaining entry and for breaking open any article or thing as is reasonable in the circumstances: (d) To search for and remove documents or any article or thing that the person executing the warrant believes on reasonable grounds may be relevant: (e) To search for and remove goods that the person executing the warrant believes on reasonable grounds may be relevant: (f) Where necessary, to take copies of documents, or extracts from documents, that the person executing the warrant believes on reasonable grounds may be relevant: (g) Where necessary, to require a person to reproduce, or assist any person executing the warrant to reproduce, in usable form, information recorded or stored in a document. (2) A person assisting the person executing the warrant also has the powers referred to in paragraphs (c) , (d) , (e) , and (f) of subsection (1) of this section. (3) The warrant shall be executed in accordance with such reasonable conditions as may be specified in the warrant when it is issued. Sections 47A to 47F were inserted, as from 1 July 1990, by section 3 Fair Trading Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 42).