Section 24

The Board may, for the purposes of this Act, by its employees, agents or contractors, enter at all reasonable hours in the daytime into and upon any building or land for the purpose of making any survey or inspection and for the purpose of executing any work authorised by this Act to be executed by the Board without being liable to pay any person any fee, charge or expense or to any legal proceedings or molestation whatsoever on account of such entry or of anything done in any part of the building or land in pursuance of this Act.

Subject to subsection (3), the Board shall not enter into any dwelling-house in actual occupation, unless with the consent of the occupier thereof, without 6 hours’ previous notice to the occupier.

The Minister may declare that any class of premises for the control and supervision of which regulations may be made under this Act shall be liable to night inspection, and thereupon any employee, agent or contractor in that behalf duly authorised in writing by the Board may, at any time of the day or night and without notice, enter using such force as may be necessary into and search or inspect any premises of the class specified in the declaration.