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NINTH SCHEDULE—continued :(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.

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

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

(12) Any document of which possession is taken under sub‑paragraph (2)(d) or (3) may be retained for a period of not more than 3 months.

(13) In this paragraph—
 * “named officer” means an inspector named in the warrant;
 * “occupier”, in relation to any premises, means a person whom the inspector reasonably believes is the occupier of those premises.