PART 4

EXAMINING APPLICATIONS

Examining applications

Power to enter land in connection with examination
45
1
A person authorised in writing by the Welsh Ministers may at a reasonable time enter land in Wales for the purpose of inspecting the land in connection with the examination of applications under this Part.
2
A person authorised under subsection (1) to enter land—
a
must, if required, produce evidence of the person’s authority, and state the purpose of the person’s entry, before entering,
b
may not demand admission as of right to any land which is occupied unless 14 days’ notice of the intended entry has been given to the occupier,
c
may take on to the land any other persons that are necessary,
d
must, if leaving the land at a time when no owner or occupier is present, leave it as effectively secured against trespassers as the person found it, and
e
must comply with any other conditions subject to which the Welsh Ministers’ authorisation is given.
3
A person commits an offence if the person intentionally obstructs a person acting in the exercise of power under subsection (1).
4
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.
S. 45 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 147(2)
S. 45 in force at 15.12.2025 by S.I. 2025/698, art. 3(b)