sec.111General power to enter places

sec.111 General power to enter places

An authorised person may enter a place if— an occupier of the place consents to the entry; or it is a public place and the entry is made when it is open to the public; or the entry is authorised by a warrant; or it is mentioned in a licence as a place of business and is— open for carrying on the business; or otherwise open for entry; or required to be open for inspection under the licence; or the entry is made, during the daytime, to inspect whether a prohibited dog is at the place; or the entry is made, during the daytime, to inspect work carried out under a condition of a dangerous dog declaration, menacing dog declaration, or compliance notice; or the entry is made, at a reasonable time of the day or night, under an approved inspection program. However, an authorised person may enter a place at night for a purpose mentioned in subsection (1) (e) or (f) if— the entry is at a time asked by the occupier; or the entry is in accordance with the times provided for in a compliance notice under section 132 (3) (a) . For subsection (1) (d) to (g) , a place does not include a part of the place where a person resides. For the purpose of asking an occupier of a place for consent to enter, an authorised person may, without the occupier’s consent or a warrant— enter land around premises at the place to an extent that is reasonable to contact the occupier; or enter part of the place the authorised person reasonably considers members of the public ordinarily are allowed to enter when they wish to contact the occupier. s 111 amd 2024 No. 17 s 61 (sec.111-ssec.1) An authorised person may enter a place if— an occupier of the place consents to the entry; or it is a public place and the entry is made when it is open to the public; or the entry is authorised by a warrant; or it is mentioned in a licence as a place of business and is— open for carrying on the business; or otherwise open for entry; or required to be open for inspection under the licence; or the entry is made, during the daytime, to inspect whether a prohibited dog is at the place; or the entry is made, during the daytime, to inspect work carried out under a condition of a dangerous dog declaration, menacing dog declaration, or compliance notice; or the entry is made, at a reasonable time of the day or night, under an approved inspection program. (sec.111-ssec.2) However, an authorised person may enter a place at night for a purpose mentioned in subsection (1) (e) or (f) if— the entry is at a time asked by the occupier; or the entry is in accordance with the times provided for in a compliance notice under section 132 (3) (a) . (sec.111-ssec.3) For subsection (1) (d) to (g) , a place does not include a part of the place where a person resides. (sec.111-ssec.4) For the purpose of asking an occupier of a place for consent to enter, an authorised person may, without the occupier’s consent or a warrant— enter land around premises at the place to an extent that is reasonable to contact the occupier; or enter part of the place the authorised person reasonably considers members of the public ordinarily are allowed to enter when they wish to contact the occupier.