Gas Industry Act 2019

An authorised officer or a gas officer may apply to a justice of the peace for a warrant to enter a place specified in the application, for the purpose of enabling the officer to perform the officer's functions, or exercise the officer's powers, under this Act, in relation to the place.

A justice of the peace may, on the application of an authorised officer or gas officer under subsection (1), issue a warrant to the officer to enter a place for the purposes of performing the officer's functions, or exercising the officer's powers, under this Act, in relation to the place.

A warrant authorises the authorised officer, or gas officer, to whom it is issued, with any assistants and by any force reasonably necessary – to enter the place specified in the warrant; and to do, at any time, or within any period, specified in the warrant, anything that the officer is authorised to do by this Act.

An authorised officer, or a gas officer, must be accompanied by a police officer when entering a place with the authority of a warrant.

A warrant is to specify the date on which, and the time at which, the warrant ceases to have effect.