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Power to enter.
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47.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), an officer of the Commissioner in the performance of his or her functions under this Act, may, for the purpose of surveying and carrying out a valuation of any relevant property, at any reasonable time—
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(a) enter on that property, and
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(b) if it is necessary in order to so enter on that property or to survey or carry out a valuation thereof, enter on any other property,
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and may survey and carry out a valuation of the first-mentioned property accordingly.
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(2) An officer of the Commissioner shall not, without the consent of the occupier of the property, exercise the powers under subsection (1) in relation to a property referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection unless, at least 3 days before the date on which he or she intends to so exercise those powers, he or she serves on the occupier of the property a notice of that intention.
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(3) A person who obstructs or impedes an officer of the Commissioner in the exercise of any of his or her powers under this section shall be guilty of an offence.
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