43Powers of authorised officers

43 Powers of authorised officers

(1)  In this section –

relevant premises means –

(a) a landfill facility; and

(b) a resource recovery facility; and

(c) any business premises related to a landfill facility or resource recovery facility.

(2)  For any reasonable purpose connected with the enforcement of this Act, an authorised officer may undertake any one or more of the following actions:

(a) enter relevant premises, at any time during the normal business hours of the premises, with such assistants (including a suitable surveyor as defined in section 36 , an auditor approved in accordance with section 42(6) or a police officer) and equipment as the authorised officer considers necessary;

(b) enter relevant premises at any time in the company of a police officer pursuant to a warrant;

(c) inspect or test, or require to be inspected or tested, any plant, equipment, machinery, vehicle or other thing at relevant premises for the purpose of determining whether a provision of this Act or regulations under this Act is being, or has been, complied with, or seize such a thing or require its production for such inspection or testing;

(d) require an operator of a landfill facility, or a person responsible in relation to a resource recovery facility, to take such steps as the authorised officer directs to facilitate the inspection or testing of any plant, equipment, machinery, vehicle or other thing at the relevant premises;

(e) require an operator of a landfill facility, or a person responsible in relation to a resource recovery facility, to provide any records, returns, reports, results, documents or information relating to the relevant premises;

(f) make copies of, take extracts from or remove any records, returns, reports, results, documents or information referred to in paragraph (e) .

(3)  In the course of the exercise of his or her powers under this Act, an authorised officer may –