47AEntry of premises

47A Entry of premises

[Section 47A Inserted by No. 5 of 2005, s. 17, Applied:06 May 2005]

(1)  For the purposes of carrying out an investigation under this Act, the Commissioner or, if so authorised by the Commissioner, any State Service officer or State Service employee may at any reasonable time enter any premises occupied or used by a health service or a health service provider and inspect the premises or anything for the time being on or within them.

(2)  The powers conferred by this section to enter premises occupied or used by a health service or a health service provider are not to be exercised unless previous notice of the intention to do so has been given in writing to –

(a) the owner or occupier of the premises in which the health service is provided; or

(b) the health service provider.