F1SCHEDULE 2B The gas code
Provisions as to powers of entry
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(1)
No officer shall be authorised by a F2gas transporter, gas supplier or gas shipper to exercise any powers of entry conferred by this Schedule unless—
(a)
the transporter, supplier or shipper has taken all reasonable steps to ensure that he is a fit and proper person to exercise those powers; or
(b)
in cases of emergency, those powers are powers conferred by paragraph 22 above.
(2)
Where in pursuance of any powers of entry conferred by this Schedule, entry is made on any premises by an officer authorised by a F2gas transporter, gas supplier or gas shipper—
(a)
the officer shall ensure that the premises are left no less secure by reason of the entry; and
(b)
the transporter, supplier or shipper shall make good, or pay compensation for, any damage caused by the officer, or by any person accompanying him in entering the premises, in taking any action therein authorised by this Schedule, or in making the premises secure.
(3)
Any officer exercising powers of entry conferred by this Schedule may be accompanied by such persons as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose for which the entry is made, or for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above.
(4)
If any person intentionally obstructs any officer exercising powers of entry conferred by this Schedule, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(5)
The M1Rights of Entry (Gas and Electricity Boards) Act 1954 (entry under a justice’s warrant) shall apply in relation to any powers of entry conferred by this Schedule.