Section 5Part 0 —
Restriction of powers of entry in relation to consular offices
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Subject to subsection (2), a consular office of a State to which this section applies shall not be entered by a constable or other person acting in the execution of any warrant or other legal process or in the exercise of powers conferred by or under any enactment or otherwise, except with the consent of the consular officer in charge of that office or, if that consent is withheld or cannot be obtained, with the consent of a Secretary of State: Provided that the foregoing shall not apply in relation to any entry effected — (a) for the purpose of extinguishing or preventing the spread of fire; (b) by a constable having reasonable cause to believe that a crime involving violence has been, is being or is about to be committed in the consular office; or (c) by any person entitled to enter by virtue of any easement, contract or other private right.
for the purpose of extinguishing or preventing the spread of fire;
by a constable having reasonable cause to believe that a crime involving violence has been, is being or is about to be committed in the consular office; or
by any person entitled to enter by virtue of any easement, contract or other private right.
This section shall not apply to any consular office which, for the time being, is in the charge of a consular officer who is a British citizen, a British Dependant Territory Citizen or a British Overseas Citizen or is not a national of the State by which that office is maintained.