84Power to enter premises

84 Power to enter premises (1) A technical inspector may, for this Act— (a) enter any premises at any time with the consent of the occupier; or (b) enter premises occupied by a utility at any time the premises are being used; or (c) at any reasonable time, enter premises to which a utility service is provided (other than a part of the premises used only for residential or private business purposes); or (d) enter premises in accordance with a warrant under section 88 (Warrants) or section 89 (Warrants—application made other than in person). (2) A technical inspector may, without the occupier’s consent or a warrant, enter the land and any common property to ask the occupier for consent to enter the premises. (3) In this section: common property includes common property under the Community Title Act 2001 and the Unit Titles Act 2001.

part of the premises used only for residential or private business purposes— (a) includes— (i) the inside of a residential building; and (ii) the inside of a building used to conduct a private business; but (b) does not include the front yard, back yard or side yards of premises on which a residential building or a building used to conduct a private business are located.