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Building Act 2004

Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation - Responsibilities of territorial authorities - Powers of territorial authority to carry out inspections and enter land

224: Warrant must be produced

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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Topics:

Government and voting > Local councils

Housing and property > Home safety and repairs

223: Duty to assist inspections, or

“You must help the inspector check your building or building work.”

225: Offence to impersonate authorised officer, 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.”

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

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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