Transport (Road Passenger Services) Act 2018

On application under section 178, a JP may issue an entry warrant if satisfied that it is necessary for the authorised officer to enter premises for purposes referred to in section 168.

An entry warrant must contain the following information —

the applicant’s full name and authorisation;

a reasonably particular description of the premises to which it relates;

a reasonably particular description of the purposes for which entry is required;

if a contravention of this Act is suspected — the provision concerned;

the period during which it may be executed, which must not be longer than 30 days;

the name of the JP who issued it;

the date and time when it was issued.

An entry warrant must be in the prescribed form.

If a JP refuses to issue an entry warrant, the JP must record on the application the fact of, the date and time of, and the reasons for, the refusal.