(2) An association
may, by its servants, agents or contractors, enter on any part of the parcel
for the purpose of determining whether any work is required to be carried out
by the association in accordance with this Act.
(2A) In an emergency, the
association may enter any part of the parcel for those purposes at any time.
(2B) In a case that is not an emergency, the association, may enter any part
of the parcel for those purposes with the consent of any occupier of that part
of the parcel or, if the occupier does not consent, in accordance with an
order of an Adjudicator.
(3) A person who obstructs or hinders an association
in the exercise of its powers under this section is guilty of an offence.
(a) the carrying out of work under section 58 or 59, or
(b) the exercise of the powers conferred by this section.
(5) Subsection (4)
does not apply in relation to damage that would not have occurred but for the
commission of an offence under subsection (3), whether or not there has been a
conviction for the offence.