Clause 186 - Exercise of powers by authorised person
Enterprise Bill
6:00 pm
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon, Conservative)
This clause ties in with clause 185(4), which deals with people who are authorised in a warrant to accompany the named officer who is executing the warrant. I would be interested to hear a little more about how the clause will work in practice and what its purpose is. I know that, under clause 194, the same type of power will be provided in respect of warrants issued under the Competition Act 1998. However, I would be interested to know whether there are any previous examples of such a provision in legislation, and whether any common-law cases have led to the need for the provision. More specifically, could the authorised persons be contracted-out specialists, and if so, will they come from the private or public sectors?