1 Restriction on exercise of rights of entry.
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.
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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 a public electricity supplier.
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.