560. Right of entry to carry out exploratory tests etc.

Subject to certain provisions¹, a person duly authorised in writing² by a local authority³ may at any reasonable time enter upon the land on which a disused tip⁴ is situated, or upon any neighbouring land, for the purpose of: (1) investigating whether any instability⁵ of the tip might constitute a danger to members of the public⁶; (2) carrying out operations⁷, referred to as 'exploratory tests'⁸, to determine whether the tip is unstable⁹; and (3) inspecting any operations being carried out on that land where those operations may affect the stability of the tip¹⁰. However, a person so authorised must