This section gives a power to an officer of a local housing authority who has entered premises without a warrant under section 118, subsection (1) or under a warrant issued under section 120 to require the production of documents relating to the business for which the premises are occupied. This is a similar power to paragraph 27 (power to require the production of documents) of Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015, which is available for estate and letting agent legislation and other consumer protection legislation.
Part 4: Enforcement Chapter 3 – Investigatory Powers Section 122: Power to require production of documents following entry Background