Derelict Sites Act, 1961

Inspection of land.

16.—(1) A person appointed by the Minister or by a local authority to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act may—

(a) in case he is appointed by the Minister, enter and inspect any land, and

(b) in case he is appointed by a local authority, enter and inspect any land in the functional area of the local authority,

for the purposes of obtaining any information which the Minister or the local authority, as the case may be, may require for the purposes of this Act.

(2) A person who obstructs or interferes with an authorised officer when he is exercising a power conferred by this section shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding five pounds.

(3) An authorised officer shall be furnished by the Minister or the local authority, as the case may be, with a certificate of his appointment as an authorised officer and when exercising any power conferred by this Act shall, if requested by any person affected, produce the certificate to the person.