PART 4ENFORCEMENT
Investigatory powers
118Supplementary provision about powers of entry
(1)
This section applies where a person has a power to enter land conferred by section 116 or by a warrant under section 117.
(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 in the exercise of the power of entry, a person suffering the damage may recover compensation from the planning authority that authorised the entry or (as the case may be) the Welsh Ministers.
(5)
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.
(6)
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (5) 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.