Part II Other Rights of Entry and Related Powers
Water Industry Act 1991 (1991 c 56) | Legislation

Part II Other Rights of Entry and Related Powers

Notice of entry

6

(1)     Without prejudice to any power exercisable by virtue of a warrant under this Part of this Schedule, no person shall make an entry into any premises by virtue of any right or power to which this Part of this Schedule applies except—

(a)     in an emergency; or

(b)     at a reasonable time and after the required notice of the intended entry has been given to the occupier of the premises.

(2)     For the purposes of this paragraph the required notice is—

(a)     in the case of the rights and powers conferred by virtue of any of sections 74(4), 84(2) and (3), 86(4) and 170(1)(c) and (3) of this Act, twenty-four hours' notice; and

(b)     in any other case, seven days' notice.

(3)     For the purposes of the application of this Part of this Schedule to any right or power conferred by section 168 of this Act the reference in sub-paragraph (1) above to an emergency—

(a)     in relation to any entry to premises for the purposes of, or for purposes connected with, the exercise or proposed exercise of any power in relation to

Powered by Lexis+®
 

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

Specific performance of property agreements

If a party to a property agreement fails to comply with its obligations, the other party may wish to apply for an order for specific performance. Specific performance is an equitable, discretionary remedy which, if granted, compels a party to perform a contractual obligation. This Practice Note

LEXISNEXIS

Guarantee payments

Guarantee paymentsThis Practice Note explains the right to a guarantee payment, which provides limited pay protection for certain employees who are laid off or put on short-time working.In practice the question whether a guarantee payment is due will usually arise in the case of hourly paid or piece

LEXISNEXIS

Notice to complete

While this Practice Note primarily covers commercial property matters, it also touches on residential considerations.Time is generally not of the essence for completion of a contract for the sale of land. If the seller or the buyer delays completion, the defaulting party will be liable in damages

LEXISNEXIS

No deal Brexit—jurisdiction (UK and the Lugano Convention) [Archived]

No deal Brexit—jurisdiction (UK and the Lugano Convention) [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note has been produced in partnership with Guy Pendell, Liz Williams and Kushal Gandhi of CMS.This Practice Note covers the situation where the UK