Town and Regional Planning Act, 1934

Powers or examination and survey for preparation of planning scheme.

28.—(1) A planning authority may at any time cause the whole or any part of their planning region or planning district (as the case may be) to be examined and surveyed and the circumstances and requirements thereof to be investigated for the purpose of deciding whether a planning scheme should or should not be made for such planning region or planning district or any part thereof and of making such planning scheme if decided upon.

(2) Any person authorised in that behalf in writing by a planning authority may, for the purpose of any examination, survey, or investigation which such planning authority is authorised by this section to cause to be made, and on production of such written authority, enter between the hours of nine o'clock in the morning and six o'clock in the afternoon on any land in the planning region or planning district (as the case may be) of such planning authority and there do any thing which such person shall reasonably consider to be necessary for the said purpose.

(3) Every person who obstructs or interferes with any other person in the exercise by such other person of any power vested in him by virtue of 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.