Section 131 Power to enter land and take steps required by enforcement noticeI1I2
England and Wales
If the period within which an enforcement notice requires any step to be taken has ended and the step has not been taken, the planning authority that issued the notice may at any reasonable time enter the land to which the notice relates and take the step.
A person who intentionally obstructs a person exercising a power under subsection (1) commits an offence.
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
This section does not apply in relation to Crown land.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 131 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 212(2)
- I2
S. 131 in force at 4.11.2024 by S.I. 2024/860, art. 3(b)
Notes on Part 3
Modifications
- C1
Pts. 3-5 applied (4.11.2024) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 11(1) (as amended by The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (Consequential Provision) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/924), regs. 1(2), 23(a))