Section 74Part 12 — Anti-competitive practices
Entry of premises under warrant: supplementary
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74. (1) A warrant issued under section 73 shall indicate —
the subject matter and purpose of the investigation; and
the nature of the offence to which the warrant relates.
The powers conferred by section 73 shall only be exercised on production of a warrant issued under that section. Utility Regulation and Competition Act (2024 Revision) Section 75 c Revised as at 31st December, 2023 Page 53
Where there is no one at the premises when the named officer proposes to execute such a warrant, the named officer shall, before executing the warrant —
take such steps as are reasonable in all the circumstances to inform the occupier of the intended entry; and
if the occupier is informed, afford the occupier or the occupier’s legal or other representative a reasonable opportunity to be present when the warrant is executed.
Where the named officer is unable to inform the occupier of the intended entry the named officer shall, when executing the warrant, leave a copy of it in a prominent place on the premises as well as a written notice showing the date and time of the execution of the warrant and the address of the Office to which enquiries may be made.
In this section — “named officer” means the principal officer of the Office named in the warrant; and “occupier”, in relation to any premises, means a person whom the named officer reasonably believes is the occupier of those premises.