{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-northern-ireland-order-1996/schedule-5/paragraph-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-northern-ireland-order-1996/schedule-5/paragraph-6.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1996/275",
  "legislation_title": "The Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-northern-ireland-order-1996",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Where a justice of the peace is satisfied by complaint on oath—\n(a) that admission to premises is reasonably required for the purpose specified in the complaint; and\n(b) that a duly authorised person would, apart from paragraph 5, be entitled for that purpose to exercise in respect of the premises a power of entry conferred by or under this Schedule; and\n(c) that—\n(i) the consent of the occupier has been refused or seeking that consent would defeat the object of the entry; or\n(ii) the premises are unoccupied;\nhe may issue a warrant under his hand authorising that duly authorised person to enter the premises.\n(2) A warrant granted under this paragraph shall continue in force until—\n(a) the time when the purpose for which the entry is required is satisfied; or\n(b) the end of the period of 28 days from the day on which the warrant is granted,\nwhichever is the earlier.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 paras. 5-8 applied (21.3.2011) by Energy Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 6), ss. 14(8), 36(1); S.R. 2011/95, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/275/schedule/5/paragraph/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:42:12.938161+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}