Section 120 gives justices of the peace the power to issue a warrant authorising an officer of a local housing authority to enter business premises that are specified in the warrant.
	To issue a warrant to an officer, the justice of the peace must be satisfied by written information provided on oath by that officer that certain criteria are met. This includes being satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that there are documents on the premises that the officer could require a person to produce under section 122 or could seize under section 123, the premises are occupied by a relevant person for the purposes of a rental sector business, and the premises are not wholly or mainly residential.
	Before a warrant is granted the justice of the peace must also be satisfied that one of three conditions set out in subsections (2), (3) and (4) are met.
Part 4: Enforcement Chapter 3 – Investigatory Powers Section 120: Business premises: warrant authorising entry Effect