{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-hazardous-substances-act-1990/section-36A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-hazardous-substances-act-1990/section-36A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1990/10",
  "legislation_title": "Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-hazardous-substances-act-1990",
  "path": "section/36A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "36A",
  "heading": "Warrants to enter land.",
  "text": "(1) If it is shown to the satisfaction of a justice of the peace on sworn information in writing—\n(a) that there are reasonable grounds for entering any land for any of the purposes mentioned in section 36; and\n(b) that—\n(i) admission to the land has been refused, or a refusal is reasonably apprehended; or\n(ii) the case is one of urgency,\nthe justice may issue a warrant authorising any person duly authorised in writing by a hazardous substances authority to enter the land.\n(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b)(i) admission to land shall be regarded as having been refused if no reply is received to a request for admission within a reasonable period.\n(3) A warrant authorises entry on one occasion only and that entry must be—\n(a) within one month from the date of the issue of the warrant; and\n(b) at a reasonable hour, unless the case is one of urgency.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 36A, 36B substituted (2.1.1992) for s. 36(6) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 25, 84(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 16(3) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2905, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 36A Power to apply conferred (10.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, ss. 171(4)(c); S.I. 1993/2762, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 36A wholly in force at 1.6.1992 see S.I. 1992/725, art. 3, s. 36A in force for certain purposes at 11.3.1992 see S.I. 1992/725, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/10/section/36A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:43:19.451060+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."
}