Water Industry Competition Act 2006 No 104
Current version for 11 January 2013 to date (accessed 18 May 2013 at 20:21)
Part 6Division 2Section 65H

65H   Warrants of entry

(1)  An authorised licensed network operator may apply to an authorised officer within the meaning of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 if it is of the opinion that it is necessary for an authorised agent of the authorised licensed network operator to enter any land (including any building used for residential purposes) for the purposes of this Division.
(2)  An authorised officer within the meaning of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 to whom such an application is made may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue a warrant of entry authorising an authorised agent of the authorised licensed network operator named in the warrant to enter the land for the purposes of this Division.
(3)  Division 4 of Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 applies to a warrant of entry under this section in the same way as it applies to a search warrant under that Act.
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