SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 12OFCOM’s powers of entry, inspection and audit
I1I216Return of warrants
1
Where a warrant is executed—
a
it must be returned to the appropriate person (see sub-paragraph (3)) after being executed, and
b
the person by whom it is executed must write on the warrant a statement of the powers that have been exercised under the warrant.
2
Where a warrant is not executed, it must be returned to the appropriate person within the time authorised for its execution.
3
The appropriate person is—
a
in the case of a warrant issued in England and Wales, the designated officer for the local justice area in which the justice of the peace was acting when issuing the warrant;
b
in the case of a warrant issued in Scotland, the clerk of the justice of the peace court;
c
in the case of a warrant issued in Northern Ireland, the clerk of petty sessions.
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5
If during that period the occupier of premises to which the warrant relates asks to inspect it, the occupier must be allowed to do so.