Part I Wildlife

Supplemental

C118BF1Group 1 offences and licences: power to enter premises

1

A wildlife inspector may, at any reasonable time, enter and inspect any premises—

a

for the purpose of ascertaining whether a Group 1 offence is being or has been committed;

b

for the purpose of—

i

verifying any statement or representation made, or document or information supplied, by an occupier in connection with an application for, or the holding of, a Group 1 licence, or

ii

ascertaining whether any condition to which a Group 1 licence was subject has been complied with.

2

In this Part—

  • “Group 1 offence” means an offence under section 1, 5, 9(1), (2) or (4), 11, 13(1) or 14ZA, and

  • “Group 1 licence” means a licence authorising anything which would otherwise be a Group 1 offence.

3

Nothing in this section confers power to enter a dwelling.