sec.149ZHPower to enter places

sec.149ZH Power to enter places

An investigation officer 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. For the purpose of asking the occupier of a place for consent to enter, an investigation officer 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 officer reasonably considers members of the public ordinarily are allowed to enter when they wish to contact the occupier. In this section— public place means— a place to which members of the public have access as of right, whether or not on payment of a fee and whether or not access to the place may be restricted at particular times or for particular purposes; or a part of a place that the occupier of the place allows members of the public to enter, but only while the place is ordinarily open to members of the public. s 149ZH (prev s 60I) ins 2008 No. 64 s 20 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 38 (2) (sec.149ZH-ssec.1) An investigation officer 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. (sec.149ZH-ssec.2) For the purpose of asking the occupier of a place for consent to enter, an investigation officer 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 officer reasonably considers members of the public ordinarily are allowed to enter when they wish to contact the occupier. (sec.149ZH-ssec.3) In this section— public place means— a place to which members of the public have access as of right, whether or not on payment of a fee and whether or not access to the place may be restricted at particular times or for particular purposes; or a part of a place that the occupier of the place allows members of the public to enter, but only while the place is ordinarily open to members of the public.

• (a) an occupier of the place consents to the entry; or
• (b) it is a public place and the entry is made when it is open to the public.
• (a) enter land around premises at the place to an extent that is reasonable to contact the occupier; or
• (b) enter part of the place the officer reasonably considers members of the public ordinarily are allowed to enter when they wish to contact the occupier.
• (a) a place to which members of the public have access as of right, whether or not on payment of a fee and whether or not access to the place may be restricted at particular times or for particular purposes; or
• (b) a part of a place that the occupier of the place allows members of the public to enter, but only while the place is ordinarily open to members of the public.