PART 4

SUPPLEMENTARY

Powers of entry

Entry to land with a warrant
68
1
A warrant under section 67 may confer a power to enter land only at a reasonable time.
2
But subsection (1) does not apply if the justice of the peace issuing the warrant is satisfied, on sworn information in writing—
a
that a disused tip is unstable, and
b
that the instability of the tip poses a threat to human welfare that requires immediate entry to the land, if necessary by force, for a purpose mentioned in section 65(1)(c) or (e).
3
A person authorised by a warrant under section 67 to enter land must—
a
if requested to do so by or on behalf of an owner or occupier of the land, produce the warrant and state the purpose of the entry before entering the land;
b
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.
S. 68 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 92(3)