Regulation 21 Right to enter and inspect: supplementary provisionsI1
England and Wales As made
A person authorised to enter and inspect any land or premises in pursuance of a right of entry and inspection conferred under or by virtue of regulation 20 (referred to in this regulation as “a right of entry”)—
on request, must produce evidence of that authority and state the purpose of entry before entering;
may be accompanied by such other persons as considered necessary;
on leaving the land must, if the owner or occupier is not then present, leave it as effectively secured as it was at the time of entry.
Any person who wilfully obstructs a person acting in the exercise of a right of entry is guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
Annotations
Commencement
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Reg. 21 in force at 23.5.2024, see reg. 1(1)