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97C: Clause 76, page 45, line 27, at end insert— “(4A) An authorised investigator may use reasonable force in respect of property if necessary in the exercise of a power conferred by a provision of the 1984 Act as applied by subsections (3) and (4). (4B) Subsections (4C) to (4E) apply where a person has the same powers as an authorised investigator by virtue of section 16(2A) of the 1984 Act as applied by subsections (3) and (4). (4C) Where the person is a constable, the constable may use reasonable force in respect of property or persons if necessary in the exercise of the powers. (4D) Where the person is not a constable, the person may use reasonable force in respect of property if necessary in the exercise of the powers. (4E) But a person may use reasonable force under subsection (4D) only in the company, and under the supervision, of an authorised investigator.”