s 8 Powers of entry etc.
(1) Any person duly authorised in writing by the Secretary of State or a local authority may at any reasonable time enter upon any land for the purpose of ascertaining whether any of the functions conferred by section 3 or section 6 above should or may be exercised in connection with the land, or for the purpose of exercising any of those functions in connection with the land. (2) Section 325(1) to (7) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (which contains supplementary provisions as to rights of entry under section 324 of that Act) shall have effect with the necessary modifications as if references to section 324 included references to subsection (1) above. (3) Sections 320, 322, 323, 329 and 330 of the said Act of 1990 (which relate to local inquiries, the service of notices and the furnishing of information) shall have effect as if any reference to that Act or specified provisions of that Act included a reference to this Act. (4) In the application of this section to Scotland, for subsections (2) and (3) there shall be substituted the following subsections— (2) Section 270(1) to (7) of the Town and County Planning Scotland) Act 1997 (which contains supplementary provisions as to rights of entry under section 269 of that Act) shall have effect with the necessary modifications as if references to section 269 included references to subsection (1) above. (3) Sections 265 to 268, 271 and 272 of the said Act of 1997 (which relate to local inquiries, the service of notices and the furnishing of information) shall have effect as if any reference to that Act or specified provisions of that Act included a reference to this Act.