Schedule 9A, Part 4, paragraph 22(1)

To enter premises under paragraph 21 a person must be authorised by a warrant issued by a justice of the peace where— the premises consist of a dwelling or a garden, yard, outbuildings or other land used or enjoyed wholly with a dwelling, admission to the premises has been refused by an owner or refusal is reasonably apprehended, the premises are unoccupied, the owner is temporarily absent, giving notice would defeat the purpose of entry, entry is to carry out species control operations for an environmental authority under an order under paragraph 10(2)(c) (emergency), entry is to carry out species control operations for an environmental authority under an order under paragraph 10(2)(d) (no identifiable owner), entry is to place a notice as specified in paragraph 10(2)(d)(i) or 14(2), or entry is to carry out operations or work pursuant to paragraph 18(4) which the environmental authority considers to be urgently necessary.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30