Section 56(1)

Any person authorised in that behalf by a local authority may at any reasonable time— enter upon any land or vessel for the purpose of— performing any function conferred on the authority or that person by virtue of this Act, determining whether, and if so in what manner, such a function should be performed, or determining whether any provision of this Act or of an instrument made under this Act is being complied with; and carry out such inspections, measurements and tests on the land or vessel or of any articles on it and take away such samples of the land or articles as he considers appropriate for such a purpose.

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