[F1Rights of entry: supplementary provisionsN.I.
84C.—(1) A person authorised to enter any land in pursuance of a right of entry conferred under or by virtue of Article 84A or 84B (referred to in this Article as “a right of entry”)—
(a)shall, if so required, produce evidence of his authority and state the purpose of his entry before so entering;
(b)may take with him such other persons as may be necessary; and
(c)on leaving the land shall, if the owner or occupier is not then present, leave it as effectively secured against trespassers as he found it.
(2) Any person who wilfully obstructs a person acting in the exercise of a right of entry shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3) If any damage is caused to property in the exercise of a right of entry, compensation may be recovered by any person suffering the damage from the Department.
(4) Any question of disputed compensation recoverable under paragraph (3) shall be determined by the Lands Tribunal.
(5) If any person who enters any land, in exercise of a right of entry, discloses to any person any information obtained by him while on the land as to any manufacturing process or trade secret, he shall be guilty of an offence.
(6) Paragraph (5) does not apply if the disclosure is made by a person in the course of performing his duty in connection with the purpose for which he was authorised to enter the land.
(7) A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (5) shall be liable—
(a)on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b)on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine, or both.]