177Testing etc. of waste

177 Testing etc. of waste

(1) A person authorised by an Authority to do so may—

(a) at any reasonable time, but in an emergency at any time, enter land and—

(i) measure flows of trade waste; or

(ii) take samples of any trade waste that is to be received by the Authority or of any matter used or produced in a process involving trade waste, and analyse those samples; or

(iii) inspect any fittings, private works and works ancillary to them that are used or provided for conveying trade waste to the Authority's sewerage system; and

(b) require any person to supply any information relating to any trade waste that is to be received by the Authority or any matter used or produced in a process involving trade waste.

(2) Powers conferred by subsection (1) are in addition to any other powers of an Authority.

(3) A person must not disclose any information supplied to the person as required under subsection (1)(b) unless that disclosure is made—

(a) to the Authority; or

(b) for the purposes of legal proceedings; or

(c) with the consent of the person who supplied the information.