Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

[F1 18D Group 2 offences and licences etc.: power to enter premises E+W

(1) A wildlife inspector may, at any reasonable time, enter and inspect any premises—

(a) for the purpose of ascertaining whether an offence under section 6, 9(5) or 13(2) is being, or has been, committed on those premises;

(b) where he has reasonable cause to believe that any birds included in Schedule 4 are kept, for the purpose of ascertaining whether an offence under section 7 is being, or has been, committed on those premises;

(c) for the purpose of ascertaining whether an offence under section 14 is being, or has been, committed on those premises;

(d) for the purpose of—

(i) verifying any statement or representation made, or document or information supplied, by an occupier in connection with an application for, or the holding of, a Group 2 licence or a relevant registration, or

(ii) ascertaining whether any condition to which a Group 2 licence was subject has been complied with.

(2) In this Part—

• “Group 2 offence” means an offence under section 6, 7, 9(5), 13(2) or 14,

• “Group 2 licence” means a licence authorising anything which would otherwise be a Group 2 offence, and

• “relevant registration” means a registration in accordance with regulations under section 7(1).

(3) In subsection (1)—

(a) paragraphs (a) and (b) do not confer power to enter a dwelling except for purposes connected with—

(i) a Group 2 licence or a relevant registration held by an occupier of the dwelling, or

(ii) an application by an occupier of the dwelling for a Group 2 licence or a relevant registration, and

(b) paragraph (c) does not confer any power to enter a dwelling.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 18A-18F inserted (E.W.) (31.5.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), ss. 52, 107, Sch. 5 para. 1; S.I. 2006/1382, art. 2