Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024

45 Power to enter land in connection with examination

(1) A person authorised in writing by the Welsh Ministers may at a reasonable time enter land in Wales for the purpose of inspecting the land in connection with the examination of applications under this Part.

(2) A person authorised under subsection (1) to enter land—

(a) must, if required, produce evidence of the person’s authority, and state the purpose of the person’s entry, before entering,

(b) may not demand admission as of right to any land which is occupied unless 14 days’ notice of the intended entry has been given to the occupier,

(c) may take on to the land any other persons that are necessary,

(d) must, if leaving the land at a time when no owner or occupier is present, leave it as effectively secured against trespassers as the person found it, and

(e) must comply with any other conditions subject to which the Welsh Ministers’ authorisation is given.

(3) A person commits an offence if the person intentionally obstructs a person acting in the exercise of power under subsection (1).

(4) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.