Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

This section applies if—

a police detention decision is in effect in relation to a person; and

a police officer believes on reasonable grounds that the person is on any premises.

The police officer may enter the premises, using such force as is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances and with such assistance from other police officers as is necessary, at any time of the day or night for the purpose of—

searching the premises for the person; or

taking the person into custody.

A police officer must not enter any premises that are used for residential purposes at any time during the period commencing at 9 p.m. on a day and ending at 6 a.m. on the following day unless the police officer believes on reasonable grounds that—

it would not be practicable to take the person into custody, either at those premises or elsewhere, at another time; or

it is necessary to do so in order to prevent the concealment, loss or destruction of evidence of, or relating to, a terrorist act.