79Power to enter premises

79 Power to enter premises (1) For this Act, an authorised officer may— (a) at any reasonable time, enter premises to which a licence relates to carry out an inspection authorised under the licence; or (b) at any reasonable time, enter premises where a bore is located to inspect the bore and take samples from it; or (c) at any time, enter premises with the occupier’s consent; or (d) enter premises in accordance with a search warrant. (2) However, subsection (1) (a) does not authorise entry into a part of premises that is being used for residential purposes. (3) An authorised officer may, without the consent of the occupier of premises, enter land around the premises to ask for consent to enter the premises. (4) To remove any doubt, an authorised officer may enter premises under subsection (1) without payment of an entry fee or other charge.