HC Deb 14 June 2000 vol 351 c1039

Amendments made: No. 277. in page 36, line 44, after "(1A)" insert— 'The power conferred by subsection (1) to enter land for any purpose includes power to enter for the same purpose any land other than that referred to in subsection (1).

(1B)'.

No. 278, in page 37, line 8, leave out subsection (5) and insert—

'(5) For subsection (3)(b) there is substituted—

  1. "(b) the purpose of the entry is to ascertain if an offence under section 28M, 34 or 42 is being, or has been, committed on or (as the case may be) in relation to that land."'.
No. 279, in page 37, line 18, at end insert— '(3B) If in the exercise of a power conferred by subsection (1) a person enters land which is unoccupied or from which the occupier is temporarily absent, he must on his departure leave it as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as he found it.'. No. 280, in page 37, line 18, at end insert— '( ) After subsection (4) there is inserted—

"(5) It is the duty of a relevant authority to compensate any person who has sustained damage as a result of—

  1. (a) the exercise of a power conferred by subsection (1) by a person authorised to do so by that relevant authority, or
  2. (b) the failure of a person so authorised to perform the duty imposed on him by subsection (3B),
except where the damage is attributable to the fault of the person who sustained it; and any dispute as to a person's entitlement to compensation under this subsection or as to its amount shall be referred to an arbitrator to be appointed, in default of agreement, by the Secretary of State."'.—[Mr. Meacher.]

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