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46 (8) The powers conferred by this section shall not be exercised except upon production of a warrant issued under this section.

(9) Any person entering premises by virtue of a warrant under this section may take with him such equipment as appears to him to be necessary.

(10) If there is no one at the premises when the named officer proposes to execute such a warrant, he shall, before executing it—
 * (a) take such steps as are reasonable in all the circumstances to inform the occupier of the intended entry; and
 * (b) if the occupier is informed, afford him or his legal or other representative a reasonable opportunity to be present when the warrant is executed.

(11) If the named officer is unable to inform the occupier of the intended entry, he shall, when executing the warrant, leave a copy of it in a prominent place on the premises.

(12) On leaving any premises which he has entered by virtue of a warrant under this section, the named officer shall, if the premises are unoccupied or the occupier is temporarily absent, leave them as effectively secured as he found them.

(13) Any document of which possession is taken under subsection (2)(iv) may be retained for a period of 3 months.

(14) In this section—
 * “named officer” means—
 * (a) an officer of the Commission named in the warrant; or
 * (b) the inspector named in the warrant,
 * as the case may be;
 * “occupier”, in relation to any premises, means a person whom the named officer reasonably believes is the occupier of those premises.

Privileged communication

66. A person shall not be permitted, under any provision of this Part, to produce or disclose—
 * (a) any communication—