C20

Prospective amending provision: section inserted by Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), s. 41, not commenced as of date of revision, subject to transitional provisions in s. 3.

F121[40A. Subject to section 40B, if a judge of the District Court is satisfied by information on oath of an authorised officer that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that evidence of, or relating to, the commission of an offence under the Competition Act 2002 or an infringement, whether or not the infringement is criminal in nature, of relevant competition law (within the meaning of the Competition Act 2002) is to be found in any place, the judge may issue a warrant authorising an authorised officer, accompanied if the officer considers it necessary by other authorised officers or members of the Garda Síochána, at any time or times within one month from the date of issue of the warrant, on production if so requested of the warrant, to enter and search the place using reasonable force where necessary, and exercise all or any of the powers conferred on an authorised officer under section 39(3B).]