Part 8
Regulatory, enforcement, and coercive powers of local
authorities
Enforcement powers:
Powers of entry
171General power of entry
For the purpose of doing anything that the local authority is empowered to do under this Act or any other Act, a local authority may enter any land or building other than a dwellinghouse.
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Repealed -
Repealed If a local authority exercises the power under subsection (1) to enter unoccupied land or unoccupied buildings, the local authority must notify the owner—
- not less than 24 hours in advance of the intended entry
if it is reasonably practicable to do so; or
- as early as reasonably practicable, whether before or
after entry has been made.
This section does not limit section 172 or section 173.
Notes
- Section 171(2): repealed, on , by section 271(4) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
- Section 171(3): repealed, on , by section 271(4) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).