PART 3

BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST
CHAPTER 6

GENERAL

Powers of entry

Supplementary provision about powers of entry
155
1
This section applies where a person has a power to enter land conferred by section 152 or by a warrant under section 154.
2
A person who intentionally obstructs a person exercising the power of entry commits an offence.
3
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
4
If damage is caused to land or other property—
a
in the exercise of the power of entry, or
b
in making any survey for the purpose of which the power of entry was conferred,
a person suffering the damage may recover compensation from the person who authorised the entry.
5
A claim for compensation under subsection (4) must be made in writing within 6 months beginning with the day the damage was caused (or if the damage was caused over more than one day, the last day it was caused).
6
A person commits an offence if the person discloses information which the person obtained in the exercise of the power of entry, and which relates to a manufacturing process or trade secret, for a purpose other than that for which the person was authorised to enter the land.
7
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (6) is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine;
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
8
This section does not apply to anything done by virtue of section 153(7) (entry on Crown land).
S. 155 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 212(2)
Pts. 3-5 applied (4.11.2024) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 11(1) (as amended by The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (Consequential Provision) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/924), regs. 1(2), 23(a))
S. 155 in force at 4.11.2024 by S.I. 2024/860, art. 3(b)