# Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Section 18B: Group 1 offences and licences: power to enter premises

Extent: E+W

(1) A wildlife inspector may, at any reasonable time, enter and inspect any premises—
(a) for the purpose of ascertaining whether a Group 1 offence is being or has been committed;
(b) for the purpose of—
(i) verifying any statement or representation made, or document or information supplied, by an occupier in connection with an application for, or the holding of, a Group 1 licence, or
(ii) ascertaining whether any condition to which a Group 1 licence was subject has been complied with.
(2) In this Part—
“Group 1 offence” means an offence under section 1, 5, 9(1), (2) or (4), 11, 13(1) or 14ZA, and
“Group 1 licence” means a licence authorising anything which would otherwise be a Group 1 offence.
(3) Nothing in this section confers power to enter a dwelling.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/69/section/18B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981/section-18B
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