Clause 150

Any authority may, for the purposes of this Ordinance by its officers, employees, agents or contractors, enter at all reasonable hours in the daytime into and upon any building or land as well for the purpose of making any survey or inspection as for the purpose of executing any work authorised by this Ordinance to be executed by it without being liable to any legal proceedings or molestation whatsoever on account of such entry or of anything done in any part of such building or land in pursuance of this Ordinance:ProvisoProvided that the authority shall not enter into any dwelling-house in actual occupation, unless with the consent of the occupier thereof, without six hours’ previous notice to such occupier:Provided also that the Minister may declare that any class of premises for the control and supervision of which regulations may be made under this Ordinance are liable to night inspection, and thereupon any officer, employee, agent or contractor in that behalf duly authorised in writing 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.