WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 412 Power to enter places for other purposes

WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 412

412 Power to enter places for other purposes

(1) An authorised officer may enter a place for a purpose other than a purpose mentioned in section 410 or 411 if—

(a) an occupier of the place consents to the entry; or

(b) it is a public place and the entry is made when it is open to the public; or

(c) the entry is authorised by a warrant; or

(d) it is a place of business to which this Act relates and is—

(i) open for carrying on the business; or

(ii) otherwise open for entry.

(2) For the purpose of asking an occupier of a place for consent to enter, an authorised officer may, without the occupier’s consent or a warrant—

(a) enter land around premises at the place to an extent that is reasonable to contact the occupier; or

(b) enter part of the place the authorised officer reasonably considers members of the public ordinarily are allowed to enter when they wish to contact the occupier.

(3) For section (1)(d), a place of business does not include a part of the place where a person resides.