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Nature Conservation Act 1992
sec.145Entry and search—monitoring compliance
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### sec.145 Entry and search—monitoring compliance
Subject to subsection (2) , a conservation officer may, for the purpose of finding out whether this Act is being complied with—
enter any place at any reasonable time of the day or night; and
exercise the powers set out in section 147 .
The conservation officer must not enter a place, or exercise a power under subsection (1) , unless—
the occupier of the place consents to the entry or exercise of the power; or
a warrant under section 148 authorises the entry or exercise of the power; or
the place is a place to which the public are admitted (whether or not for consideration) and the entry is made when members of the public attend or the premises are open for admission by the public; or
the place is premises, or the part of premises, that—
are licensed under a regulation and the entry is made when the premises are open for conduct of business or otherwise open for entry; and
are not used exclusively for residential purposes.
In this section—
place does not include a vehicle, boat or aircraft.
(sec.145-ssec.1) Subject to subsection (2) , a conservation officer may, for the purpose of finding out whether this Act is being complied with— enter any place at any reasonable time of the day or night; and exercise the powers set out in section 147 .
(sec.145-ssec.2) The conservation officer must not enter a place, or exercise a power under subsection (1) , unless— the occupier of the place consents to the entry or exercise of the power; or a warrant under section 148 authorises the entry or exercise of the power; or the place is a place to which the public are admitted (whether or not for consideration) and the entry is made when members of the public attend or the premises are open for admission by the public; or the place is premises, or the part of premises, that— are licensed under a regulation and the entry is made when the premises are open for conduct of business or otherwise open for entry; and are not used exclusively for residential purposes.
(sec.145-ssec.3) In this section— place does not include a vehicle, boat or aircraft.
- (a) enter any place at any reasonable time of the day or night; and
- (b) exercise the powers set out in section 147 .
- (a) the occupier of the place consents to the entry or exercise of the power; or
- (b) a warrant under section 148 authorises the entry or exercise of the power; or
- (c) the place is a place to which the public are admitted (whether or not for consideration) and the entry is made when members of the public attend or the premises are open for admission by the public; or
- (d) the place is premises, or the part of premises, that— (i) are licensed under a regulation and the entry is made when the premises are open for conduct of business or otherwise open for entry; and (ii) are not used exclusively for residential purposes.
- (i) are licensed under a regulation and the entry is made when the premises are open for conduct of business or otherwise open for entry; and
- (ii) are not used exclusively for residential purposes.
- (i) are licensed under a regulation and the entry is made when the premises are open for conduct of business or otherwise open for entry; and
- (ii) are not used exclusively for residential purposes.