Paragraph 21 F1

(1)

A person who is authorised to do so may enter any premises to—

(a)

assist an environmental authority to determine whether to offer to enter into a species agreement with a person,

(b)

assist an environmental authority to determine whether to make or revoke a species control order,

(c)

investigate suspected non-compliance with a species control agreement or a species control order,

(d)

carry out species control operations for an environmental authority under a species control order,

(e)

place a notice as specified in paragraph 10(2)(d)(i) or 14(2) (no identifiable owner), or

(f)

carry out species control operations or work pursuant to paragraph 18(4).

This is subject to the other provisions of this Schedule.

(2)

A person may not enter premises under sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) with a view to establishing whether a species is present unless the environmental authority has reasonable grounds for suspecting that it is.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 9A inserted (E.W.) (12.4.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), ss. 23(3), 57(4); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 3(a); S.I. 2015/990, reg. 2