# Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007, Section 7: Visits


(1) A council officer may enter any place for the purpose of enabling or assisting a council conducting inquiries under section 4 to decide whether it needs to do anything (by performing functions under this Part or otherwise) in order to protect an adult at risk from harm.
(2) A right to enter any place under subsection (1) includes a right to enter any adjacent place for the same purpose.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/10/section/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adult-support-and-protection-scotland-act-2007/section-7
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