Section 97

Any local authority may, for the purposes of this Act, by its officers, employees, agents or contractors, enter at all reasonable hours in the daytime into and upon any building or land as well for the purpose of making any survey or inspection as for the purpose of executing any work authorized by this Act to be executed by it without being liable to any legal proceedings or molestation whatsoever on account of such entry or of anything done in any part of such building or land in pursuance of this Act:

Proviso

Provided that the local authority shall not enter into any dwelling house in actual occupation, except with the consent of the occupier thereof or after giving twenty four hours’ previous notice to such occupier:

Provided also that the State Authority may declare that any class of premises, for the control and supervision of which by-laws may be made under this Act, are liable to night inspection, and thereupon any officer, employee, agent or contractor in that behalf duly authorized in writing may, at any time of the day or night and without notice, enter

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using such force as may be necessary into and search or inspect any premises of the class specified in the declaration.