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5(1)Any person designated in writing for the purpose by a relevant body may, for any purpose specified in sub-paragraph (2) below—
(a)enter on any land in which the mines or minerals are, or are thought to be, being worked, and which is in or near to the land where any part of that body’s undertaking is situated; and
(b)enter the mines and any works connected with the mines.
(2)The purposes mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above are—
(a)carrying out any inspection under paragraph 2(2) above;
(b)ascertaining whether any mines or minerals have been worked so as to damage the undertaking of the relevant body in question; and
(c)carrying out any works and taking any other steps which the relevant body in question is authorised to carry out under paragraph 2(6) above.
(3)A person authorised to enter any premises under this paragraph may—
(a)make use of any equipment belonging to the owner of the mines or minerals in question; and
(b)use all necessary means for discovering the distance from any part of the undertaking of the relevant body to the parts of the mines or the minerals which are, or are about to be, worked.
(4)Without prejudice to any power exercisable by virtue of a warrant under section 178 of this Act, no person shall make an entry into any premises by virtue of this section except—
(a)in an emergency; or
(b)at a reasonable time and after seven days' notice of the intended entry has been given to the occupier of the premises.
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