Children and Young People Act 2008
813Power to enter premises—general
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813 Power to enter premises—general (1) For this Act, an authorised person may— (a) at any reasonable time, enter premises that the public is entitled to use or that are open to the public (whether or not on payment of money); or (b) at any time, enter premises with the occupier’s consent; or (c) enter premises in accordance with a search warrant. (2) The authorised person may, without the consent of the occupier of premises, enter land around the premises to ask for consent to enter the premises. (3) To remove any doubt, the authorised person may enter premises under subsection (1) without payment of an entry fee or other charge. (4) However, subsection (1) does not authorise entry into a part of premises that is being used only for residential purposes. at any reasonable time includes at any time when the public is entitled to use the premises, or when the premises are open to or used by the public (whether or not on payment of money).