SCHEDULE Powers of Enforcement
Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Act 2020 (2020 asc 2) | Legislation

SCHEDULE Powers of Enforcement

(introduced by section 5)

Interpretation

1

(1)     In this Schedule—

“inspector” (“arolygydd”) means a person appointed as an inspector for the purposes of this Act by—

(a)     a county council or a county borough council in Wales, or

(b)     the Welsh Ministers.

“power of entry” (“pwer mynediad”) means a power of entry conferred on an inspector by—

(a)     paragraph 2 (power to enter premises other than dwellings), or

(b)     a warrant under paragraph 3 (warrant to enter dwellings);

“premises” (“mangreoedd”) includes—

(a)     land, and

(b)     any place, including in particular—

(i)     a vehicle, and

(ii)     a tent or a moveable structure.

(2)     In this Schedule, references to the occupier of premises in relation to a vehicle are references to the person who appears to be in charge of the vehicle; and “unoccupied” is to be construed accordingly.

Power to enter premises other than dwellings

2

(1)     An inspector may enter any premises if the inspector has reasonable grounds for suspecting that—

(a)     an offence under section 1 is being, has been or is about to be committed on the premises,

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