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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006/schedule-10/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/16",
  "legislation_title": "Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006",
  "path": "schedule/10/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A section 87 order may include provision conferring a power of entry on authorised officers for the purpose of enabling them to carry out functions of the board.\n(2) But a section 87 order may not include provision by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) conferring power to enter a dwelling.\n(3) A section 87 order may include provision conferring power on authorised officers to require persons of a description specified in the order—\n(a) to provide information of a description so specified, or\n(b) to produce documents of a description so specified.\n(4) “Authorised officer”, in relation to a power, means a person authorised to exercise the power by, or on behalf of, the board to which the section 87 order relates.\n(5) A section 87 order may include provision—\n(a) enabling a board to hold inquiries;\n(b) enabling a board to require a person to attend to give evidence;\n(c) as to appeals against a requirement imposed by virtue of paragraph (b).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 10 para. 3 in force at 1.10.2006 by S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)"
    }
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  "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."
}