76Power to enter places

76 Power to enter places

(1) A rail safety officer may, for compliance and investigative purposes or in an emergency, enter a place if— (a) the place is a public place and the entry is made when the place is open to the public; or (b) the occupier of the place consents to the entry; or (c) the entry to the place is authorised by a warrant under section 84; or (d) the place is railway premises and the entry is made when the place is— (i) open for carrying on activities by reason of which the place is railway premises; or (ii) otherwise open for entry; or (iii) not open as mentioned in sub‑paragraphs (i) to (ii) but the entry is urgently required to investigate the circumstances of a notifiable occurrence at any time during which railway operations are being carried out or are usually carried out. (2) A rail safety officer who enters railway premises under sub‑section (1)(d) must not unnecessarily impede any activities being conducted at the premises. (3) In this section—

compliance and investigative purposes includes purposes—

(a) related to ascertaining whether a rail safety law has been or is being complied with, including whether an offence has been committed against a rail safety law;
(b) related to ascertaining whether the terms of, or a condition or restriction of, an accreditation has been or is being complied with.