Section 75(2)

A warrant under this section authorises a named officer of the CMA (“the authorised officer”), and any other of the CMA’s officers whom the CMA has authorised in writing to accompany the authorised officer, to— enter the premises specified in the warrant, using such force as is reasonably necessary; take onto the premises such equipment as appears to the authorised officer to be necessary; search the premises for information appearing to be information of the relevant kind; operate any equipment found on the premises for the purpose of producing information; require any person on the premises to provide such assistance as the authorised officer may reasonably require (including providing passwords or encryption keys and operating equipment on the premises); require any person on the premises to give information to the authorised officer; require any person on the premises to state, to the best of their knowledge and belief, where information appearing to be of the relevant kind may be found; take copies of, or extracts from, any information appearing to be information of the relevant kind; take possession of any information appearing to be information of the relevant kind that is produced under paragraph (d) or given to the authorised officer under paragraph (f); take possession of any other information appearing to be information of the relevant kind if— such action appears to be necessary for preserving the information or preventing interference with it, or it is not reasonably practicable to take copies of the information on the premises; take any other steps which appear to be necessary for the purpose of preserving any information appearing to be information of the relevant kind or preventing interference with it.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30