# Housing and Planning Act 1986, Paragraph 5

Extent: S

In section 265 of that Act (rights of entry)—
(a) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (1)—
“(1A) Any person duly authorised in writing by the Secretary of State or by a planning authority may at any reasonable time enter any land for the purpose of surveying it in connection with—
(a) any application for hazardous substances consent ;
(b) any proposal to issue a hazardous substances contravention notice.”;
(b) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (4)—
“(4A) Any person duly authorised in writing by the Secretary of State or by a planning authority may at any reasonable time enter any land for the purpose of ascertaining whether an offence appears to have been committed under section 56L of this Act.” ; and
(c) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (7)—
“(7A) Any person duly authorised in writing by the Secretary of State or a planning authority may at any reasonable time enter any land in respect of which a hazardous substances contravention notice has been served for the purpose of ascertaining whether the notice has been complied with.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/63/schedule/7/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-planning-act-1986/schedule-7/paragraph-5
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