PART 4

SUPPLEMENTARY

Powers of entry

Power to enter land
65
1
An authorised person may enter land for the purpose of doing any of the following things on behalf of the Authority—
a
carrying out a preliminary assessment or a full assessment under Part 2;
b
carrying out an inspection or other monitoring activity in relation to a tip registered under that Part;
c
investigating whether operations need to be required or carried out under Part 3;
d
investigating whether operations are being carried out in compliance with a notice given under section 35 of that Part;
e
carrying out operations and consequential works of reinstatement under section 44 of that Part;
f
inspecting any other activities that are being carried out on the land where those activities may affect the stability of a disused tip.
2
An authorised person may, for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1)—
a
take any other persons, equipment and material onto the land that may be necessary;
b
leave equipment and material on the land.
3
An authorised person may, for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1)—
a
carry out inspections and examinations (including tests and surveys) on the land;
b
take measurements and photographs and make recordings;
c
take and remove samples from the land.
4
In this Part, “authorised person” means a person authorised in writing by the Authority to act on its behalf.
S. 65 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 92(3)