Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

67 Inspection of establishments by local authorities

(1) Any duly authorised officer of a local authority may in the area of that authority enter any establishment where the person carrying on the establishment is registrable under section 62 of this Act for the purpose of making such examinations into the state and management of the place, and the condition and treatment of the persons in it, as he thinks necessary, and for the purpose of inspecting any records or registers required to be kept therein by virtue of this Part of this Act, and the provisions of subsections (2), (4) and (5) of section 6 of this Act shall apply in relation to an officer acting in pursuance of this section as they apply in relation to an officer of the Secretary of State acting in pursuance of that section.

(2) Any such officer as aforesaid may at all reasonable times exercise the like powers of entry and inspection conferred on him by the foregoing subsection in respect of any place in the area of the local authority which is used or which that officer has reasonable cause to believe is being used as an establishment in respect of which the person carrying it on is registrable under section 62 of this Act.