(1) In this Part,

}authorized person~ means ¾

(a) the Minister, a Minister for the time being administering any Act relating to water supply, and any local authority; and

(b) a person authorized, whether generally or specially to carry out testing work, by one of those Ministers or a local authority;

}testing work~ means work which in the opinion of an authorized person is necessary for general investigation for water supply purposes, and includes, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the carrying out of tests, gaugings, borings, the construction of gauging weirs, the sinking of shafts, the digging of trenches and other incidental work and things used for or in connection with that work.

(2) An authorized person may from time to time lawfully enter upon land with such assistants and things as he thinks fit for the purpose and carry out testing work and alter, remove, inspect, reinstate and repair testing work upon the land.

(3) Where an authorized person intends to enter upon land he shall, if it is practicable, give to the owner or occupier of the land at least 48 hours' notice of his intention, and if required by the owner or occupier shall produce to him his authority to enter the land.

[Section 83A inserted by No. 48 of 1953 s.6; amended by No. 27 of 1974 s.22.]