# Building Act 1984, Section 96: Supplementary provisions as to entry.


(1) An authorised officer entering premises by virtue of section 95 above, or of a warrant issued under it, may take with him such other persons as may be necessary, and on leaving unoccupied premises that he has entered by virtue of such a warrant he shall leave them as effectually secured against trespassers as he found them.
(2) A warrant issued under that section shall continue in force until the purpose for which the entry is necessary has been satisfied.
(3) A person who—
(a) is admitted into a factory or workplace in compliance with that section or a warrant issued under it, and
(b) discloses to another person information obtained by him in the factory or workplace with regard to a manufacturing process or trade secret,
is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, unless the disclosure was made in the performance of his duty.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/96 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-act-1984/section-96
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