(1)No right of entry to which this Act applies shall be exercisable in respect of any premises except—
(a)with consent given by or on behalf of the occupier of the premises, or
(b)under the authority of a warrant granted under the next following section:
Provided that this subsection shall not apply where entry is required in a case of emergency.
[F1(2)This Act applies to all rights of entry conferred by—
(a)the Gas Act 1986, regulations made under it or any other enactment relating to gas,
(b)Schedule 6 to the Electricity Act 1989, and
(c)any local enactment relating to gas or electricity,
in so far as those rights are exercisable for the purposes of a [F2gas operator] or [F3an electricity operator].]
(3)No person shall be liable to a penalty, under any enactment relating to obstruction of the exercise of a right of entry to which this Act applies, by reason only of his refusing admission to a person who seeks to exercise the right of entry without a warrant granted under the next following section.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 1(2) substituted by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(1)(3), Sch. 16 para. 8(2), Sch. 17 para. 35(1)
F2Words in s. 1(2) substituted (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 16(1), Sch. 4 para. 5(1); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2.
F3Words in s. 1(2) substituted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 108, Sch. 6 Pt. III para. 41(2); S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to arts. 3-20)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 1(2) modified (26.12.2023) by Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), ss. 153(6), 334(3)(d)