Section 22

there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that there are on any premises, documents which have not been produced as required by the Commission under section 20 or 21(5)(e);

there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that —

there are on any premises documents which the Commission has power under section 20 to require to be produced; and

if the documents were required to be produced, they would not be produced but would be concealed, removed, tampered with or destroyed;

there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that —

there are on any premises documents or goods which the Commission has power under section 21 to require to be produced or to seize and detain; and

if notice is given under section 21(2), the documents or goods would be concealed, removed, tampered with or destroyed;

an investigation officer or an authorised assistant has attempted to enter the premises in the exercise of the investigation officer’s or the authorised assistant’s powers (as the case may be) under section 21 but has been unable to do so and there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that there are on the premises —

documents the production of which could have been required under that section; or

goods which may be seized and detained under that section.

enter those premises using any force that is reasonably necessary for the purpose;

search any person on those premises if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the person has in the person’s possession any document, goods, equipment or article which is relevant to the investigation;

take any photograph or audio or video recording that the named investigation officer or authorised assistant thinks necessary, of the premises and persons on the premises reasonably believed to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances relevant to the investigation;

seize and detain any goods found on the premises that the named investigation officer or authorised assistant reasonably believes to be relevant to the investigation, and examine the goods to ascertain whether the supplier concerned has engaged in any unfair practice under investigation;

bring any equipment which the named investigation officer or authorised assistant considers to be necessary;

search the premises and take copies of, or extracts from, any document appearing to be relevant to the investigation;

take possession of any document found on the premises appearing to be relevant to the investigation if —

the action appears to be necessary to preserve or prevent interference with the document; or

it is not reasonably practicable to take copies of the document on the premises;

take any other step which appears to be necessary for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (g)(i);

require any person on the premises —

to produce any document which the named investigation officer or authorised assistant considers relevant to the investigation;

if the document is produced, to provide an explanation of it; and

if the document is not produced, to state, to the best of the person’s knowledge and belief, where the document is to be found;

if the named investigation officer or authorised assistant considers any information that is stored in any electronic form and is accessible from the premises to be relevant to the investigation, require that information to be produced in a form in which the information —

can be taken away; and

is visible and legible;

remove from those premises for examination any equipment or article which is relevant to the investigation.

indicate the subject matter and purpose of the investigation; and

be accompanied by a copy of the offences under sections 27, 28, 29 and 30,and continues in force for one month beginning on the day on which the warrant is issued, subject to the conditions that the court may specify.

take such steps as are reasonable in all the circumstances to inform the occupier of the intended entry; and

if the occupier is so informed, give the occupier or the occupier’s legal or other representative a reasonable opportunity to be present when the warrant is executed.