Part 5Public health functions of local authorities
Disinfection etc. of premises and things
77Entry to dwellinghouses
(1)
Where an authorised officer proposes, in exercise of any power conferred by—
(a)
section 74(2);
(b)
section 75(2); or
(c)
section 76(6),
to enter a dwellinghouse, the conditions set out in subsections (2) and (3) must be satisfied.
(2)
The first condition is that the officer has given 48 hours' notice of the proposed entry to a person who appears to be the occupier of the dwellinghouse.
(3)
The second condition is that—
(a)
the person who appears to be the occupier of the dwellinghouse has consented; or
(b)
entry is effected under the authority of a warrant issued under section 78(2).
(4)
In this Part, “dwellinghouse” has the meaning given by section 26.