32Power to enter premises

32 Power to enter premises (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; or

Section 33 page 34 Energy Efficiency (Cost of Living) Improvement Act 2012 (d) at any time, enter premises if the authorised person believes on reasonable grounds that the circumstances are so serious and urgent that immediate entry to the premises without the authority of a search warrant is necessary. Example—par (d) an imminent risk to the health or safety of a person Note An authorised person who enters premises may seize anything at the premises in accordance with s 36 (3) and (4). The authorised person has the power to make a direction to destroy or otherwise dispose of the thing, or make the thing safe or arrange for someone else to make it safe in accordance with s 47. (2) However, subsection (1) (a) does not authorise entry into a part of premises that is being used only for residential purposes. (3) An authorised person may, without the consent of the occupier, enter land around the premises to ask for consent to enter the premises. (4) To remove any doubt, an authorised person may enter premises under subsection (1) without payment of an entry fee or other charge. (5) In this section: 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).