Prospective
261Supplementary provisions about powers of entryE+W
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(1)This section applies where a person has a power to enter land conferred by section 259 or by a warrant under section 260.
(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.
Commencement Information
I1S. 261 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 409(2)