Section 45 – Power to enter land in connection with examination
121.Section 45 provides that a person authorised in writing by the Welsh Ministers may, at a reasonable time, enter land in Wales to inspect the land in connection with the examination of an application.
122.Subsection (2) sets out the conditions that apply where a person is entering land. Subsection (2)(e) allows the Welsh Ministers to set other conditions for the entering of land in the giving of their authorisation.
123.A person commits an offence if they intentionally obstruct a person exercising the power to enter land and is liable on summary conviction to a fine.