165CPower of entry on land after designation of project area

165C Power of entry on land after designation of project area

(1) For the purposes of an approved project or any purpose connected with an approved project, a project authority or a person authorised in writing by a project authority may—

(a) enter and remain on any land with any assistants, vehicles, machinery or equipment; and

(b) affix or establish any trigonometrical stations, survey pegs, marks or poles on the land and from time to time alter, remove or reinstate them; and

(c) dig or bore into the land and take samples of soil, rock, ground water or minerals; and

(d) undertake flora and fauna surveys and archaeological investigations and take samples of plants; and

(e) undertake geotechnical and site survey work; and

(f) undertake ecological surveys; and

(g) undertake utilities surveys; and

(h) undertake contamination investigations; and

(i) determine site conditions (including undertaking noise monitoring).

(2) The project authority must give to the occupier of the land, and if the occupier is not the owner, the owner of the land—

(b) a statement of the principal rights and obligations of the occupier and owner (as the case may be) under this Act—

at least 7 days before the land is entered under subsection (1).

(3) A person must not—

(a) wilfully and without authorisation from the project authority, interfere with any vehicles, machinery or equipment brought onto, affixed, established or remaining on land under subsection (1); or

(b) wilfully obstruct any person acting in accordance with this section.

S. 165D inserted by No. 43/2021 s. 190.