Cap. 549 Art. 71Right of entry.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, for the purposes of carrying out their functions under this Act, the Board of the Authority, and such officer or committee or any other person as may be authorised by the Authority for this purpose, and if so required by the Authority with the assistance of the Police Force, may enter any premises, public or private, vehicle, vessel or any other place, for the purposes of:

(a) the making of investigations, inspections, surveys, tests or measurements, or lifting of samples;

(b) ascertaining that nothing contrary to the provisions of this Act, to the regulations made thereunder or to any term, condition, limitation or specification attached to any authorisation issued under this Act is taking or has taken place, and taking any action accordingly;

(c) ascertaining or reproducing such data or information as the Authority may require;

(d) making plans of any premises, vehicle or vessel and taking photographs of the same after entry or boarding in accordance with this article; or

(e) doing anything that is ancillary or consequential thereto.

(2) In the case of a dwelling house, such right of entry, inspection and monitoring as provided for in this article, will be subject to giving previous notice of at least forty-eight hours and shall not apply before half past seven in the morning or after seven o’clock in the evening.

(3) Any person who obstructs, threatens, attacks or impedes any officer of the Authority in the exercise of his duties under this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment not exceeding three years or to a fine (multa) of not more than one hundred thousand euro (€100,000) or to both such fine and imprisonment.