139
In forcePower to enter to make gas infrastructure safe
Chapter 2Distribution of covered gases
Part 5Distribution officers
Division 2Powers of entry
139 Power to enter to make gas infrastructure safe
(1)
A distribution officer may enter a place to make the distributor’s gas infrastructure safe if the occupier of the place has been given at least 48 hours notice of the entry.
(2)
However, the officer can not under subsection (1)—
(a)
enter a part of the place where a person resides; or
(b)
enter the place between 5p.m. on any day and 8a.m. on the next day.
(3)
The power under subsection (1) may be exercised without the occupier’s consent.
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