Building Act 1984

96 Supplementary provisions as to entry.E+W

(1)An authorised officer entering premises by virtue of section 95 above, or of a warrant issued under it, may take with him such other persons as may be necessary, and on leaving unoccupied premises that he has entered by virtue of such a warrant he shall leave them as effectually secured against trespassers as he found them.

(2)A warrant issued under that section shall continue in force until the purpose for which the entry is necessary has been satisfied.

(3)A person who—

(a)is admitted into a factory or workplace in compliance with that section or a warrant issued under it, and

(b)discloses to another person information obtained by him in the factory or workplace with regard to a manufacturing process or trade secret,

is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, unless the disclosure was made in the performance of his duty.