248Residential premises

248 Residential premises (1) An authorised officer must not enter and inspect premises that are used only for residential purposes except— (a) with the consent of the occupier for the time being of the premises; or (b) under the authority of a search warrant; or (c) if the authorised officer reasonably believes that a person has contravened, is contravening or is about to contravene, a provision of this Act or the regulations; or (d) if the authorised officer reasonably believes there is an immediate risk of material harm to human health or the environment. (2) An authorised officer may only exercise a power to enter and inspect residential premises in circumstances specified in subsection (1)(c) or (d) in a part of the premises that the authorised officer believes is necessary to enter and inspect for the purpose of determining if— (a) a person has contravened, is contravening or is about to contravene, a provision of this Act or the regulations; or (b) if there is an immediate risk of material harm to human health or the environment. S. 249 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12−30, 3/2020 ss 42–44, 47/2020 s. 26).