Legislation – Employment Rights Act 2025
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Part 5Enforcement of labour market legislation
Safeguards etc
131Warrants
(1)
A warrant under section 98 or 102 may be executed by any enforcement officer.
(2)
A warrant under section 98 or 102 may authorise persons to accompany any enforcement officer who is executing it.
(3)
A person authorised under subsection (2) to accompany an enforcement officer may exercise any power conferred by this Part which the officer may exercise as a result of the warrant.
(4)
But the person may exercise such a power only in the company of, and under the supervision of, an enforcement officer.
(5)
Schedule 8 contains further provision about—
(a)
applications for warrants under section 98 or 102, and
(b)
warrants issued under section 98 or 102.
(6)
The entry of premises under a warrant issued under section 98 or 102 is unlawful unless it complies with the provisions of Part 3 of that Schedule (execution of warrants).