# Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008, Section 77: Entry to dwellinghouses


(1) Where an authorised officer proposes, in exercise of any power conferred by—
(a) section 74(2);
(b) section 75(2); or
(c) section 76(6),
to enter a dwellinghouse, the conditions set out in subsections (2) and (3) must be satisfied.
(2) The first condition is that the officer has given 48 hours' notice of the proposed entry to a person who appears to be the occupier of the dwellinghouse.
(3) The second condition is that—
(a) the person who appears to be the occupier of the dwellinghouse has consented; or
(b) entry is effected under the authority of a warrant issued under section 78(2).
(4) In this Part, “dwellinghouse” has the meaning given by section 26.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2008/5/section/77 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-etc-scotland-act-2008/section-77
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