74.—(1) The power conferred on a person authorised in writing by a district council by section 98 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 [1878 c.52] to enter any land includes power—
(a)to enter any land for the purpose of—
(i)determining whether any provision of this Order or of any regulation made under this Order is being complied with;
(ii)carrying out such inspections, measurements and tests on the land or of any articles on it as he considers appropriate for the purpose mentioned in head (i);
(b)to enter any vessel for any purpose for which he may enter any land;
(c)to take and carry away for examination samples of any articles on the land or vessel.
(2) Where any motor vehicle or thing which is authorised by this Order to be removed from any land is damaged in the exercise of a right of entry conferred under section 98 of that Act of 1972 or in the doing of any thing for the purpose of which such right of entry has been so conferred, subsection (5) of that section shall not apply.
Para.(3) inserts s.98(1)(c) in 1972 c.9 (NI)