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require for the purpose of any search, examination, investigation,
inspection, assessment or inquiry under these Regulations including,
but not limited to, books, documents or records relating to the certification of the security and technical specifications of the systems and
the implementation of the recommendations of any security audit in
respect of those systems;
(c) require any person in charge of, or employed in, a place referred to in
subparagraph (a) to produce to the authorised officer such books,
documents or records (and in the case of such information in a nonlegible form to reproduce it in a permanent legible form) that are in
the person’s power, possession or control or to give to the authorised
officer such information as the officer may reasonably require in
relation to any entries in such books, documents or records;
(d) to inspect and take copies of or extracts from any such books, documents or records (including in the case of information in non-legible
form a copy of or an extract from such information in a permanent
legible form) or require that such a copy be provided;
(e) interview any person whom the authorised officer reasonably believes
to be able to give to the authorised officer information or records
relevant to any search, examination, investigation, inspection, assessment or inquiry under these Regulations and require the person to
answer such questions as the authorised officer may ask relative to
the search, examination, investigation, inspection, assessment or
inquiry and to sign a declaration of the truth of the answers;
(f) require any person to afford the authorised officer such facilities and
assistance within the person’s power, control or responsibilities as are
reasonably necessary to enable the authorised officer to exercise any
of the powers conferred on him or her by these Regulations.
(2) When performing a function under these Regulations, an authorised
officer may, subject to any warrant under paragraph (5), be accompanied by
such number of authorised officers or members of the Garda Síochána as he or
she considers appropriate.
(3) An authorised officer shall not, other than with the consent of the occupier, enter a private dwelling unless he or she has obtained a warrant from the
District Court under paragraph (5) authorising such entry.
(4) Where an authorised officer in the exercise of his or her powers under
this Regulation is prevented from entering any place, an application may be
made to the District Court under paragraph (5) for a warrant authorising such
entry.
(5) If a judge of the District Court is satisfied on the sworn information of an
authorised officer that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is
information required by an authorised officer under this Regulation held in any
place or any part thereof, or that there is a record or thing which an authorised
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