Clause 45

The Director or any authorised officer may for the purposes of this Act or any regulations made thereunder enter, at all reasonable hours in the day time, any premises with such assistants and workmen as are necessary for the purpose of making any survey, inspection or soil investigation and executing any work authorised by this Act or any regulations made thereunder.

Unless otherwise provided in this Act or any regulations made thereunder, the Director or any authorised officer shall, before entering any premises under subsection (1), give reasonable notice in writing to the owner or occupier of the premises of his intention to enter any premises under subsection (1).

Unless the consent of the occupier has been obtained therefor, no person shall enter any dwelling-house in actual occupation under this section without 6 hours’ previous notice to the occupier.

For the purposes of this section, the Minister may declare that any class of premises is liable to night inspection, and thereupon the Director and any authorised officer with such assistants and workmen as are necessary may, at any time of the day or night and without notice, enter using such force as may be necessary and search or inspect any premises of the class specified in the declaration.