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223: Duty to assist inspections
or “You must help the inspector check your building or building work.”
You could also call this:

“When going into private places, special helpers must show a special permission paper when asked.”

When an authorised officer enters private land, they must show the occupier of the building a written warrant. This warrant is issued under section 174 of the Local Government Act 2002. The officer needs to show this warrant when they first enter the land. They also need to show it any time after that if the occupier asks to see it.

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or “It's against the law to pretend you're a special inspector when you're not, and you can get in big trouble if you do.”
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Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities of territorial authorities: Powers of territorial authority to carry out inspections and enter land

224Warrant must be produced

  1. An authorised officer must, on entering private land and when requested at any subsequent time, produce to the occupier of the building a written warrant issued under section 174 of the Local Government Act 2002.

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