77Entry to dwellinghouses
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(1)Where an authorised officer proposes, in exercise of any power conferred by—
(a)section 74(2);
(b)section 75(2); or
(c)section 76(6),
to enter a dwellinghouse, the conditions set out in subsections (2) and (3) must be satisfied.
(2)The first condition is that the officer has given 48 hours' notice of the proposed entry to a person who appears to be the occupier of the dwellinghouse.
(3)The second condition is that—
(a)the person who appears to be the occupier of the dwellinghouse has consented; or
(b)entry is effected under the authority of a warrant issued under section 78(2).
(4)In this Part, “dwellinghouse” has the meaning given by section 26.