SCHEDULES
F1SCHEDULE 9ASpecies control agreements and orders (England and Wales)
PART 4Powers of entry
Powers of entry
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1
A person who is authorised to do so may enter any premises to—
a
assist an environmental authority to determine whether to offer to enter into a species agreement with a person,
b
assist an environmental authority to determine whether to make or revoke a species control order,
c
investigate suspected non-compliance with a species control agreement or a species control order,
d
carry out species control operations for an environmental authority under a species control order,
e
place a notice as specified in paragraph 10(2)(d)(i) or 14(2) (no identifiable owner), or
f
carry out species control operations or work pursuant to paragraph 18(4).
This is subject to the other provisions of this Schedule.
2
A person may not enter premises under sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) with a view to establishing whether a species is present unless the environmental authority has reasonable grounds for suspecting that it is.
Sch. 9A inserted (E.W.) (12.4.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), ss. 23(3), 57(4); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 3(a); S.I. 2015/990, reg. 2