s 56 Rights of entry
56.—(1) Any person duly authorised in writing by the licensing authority may at any reasonable time —(a) enter any premises for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is or has been, on or in connection with those premises, any contravention of any provisions of this Act or of any regulations or orders made under this Act; (b) enter any premises generally for the purposes of the performance by the authority of the authority’s functions under this Act or under any regulations or orders made under this Act; or (c) enter any ship, aircraft, hovercraft or vehicle for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is in the ship, aircraft, hovercraft or vehicle any substance or article imported in contravention of any provisions of this Act or of any regulations or orders made under this Act. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), any person duly authorised in writing by the licensing authority may at any reasonable time enter any premises occupied by an applicant for a licence or certificate or for renewal thereof under Part 2 for the purpose of verifying any statement contained in the application for the licence or certificate.