Section 119 imposes duties on officers of local housing authorities that apply if one or more occupiers are found when entering business premises without a warrant.
	The officer must produce evidence of their identity and authority to at least one of the occupiers (subsection (1)(a)). Further, under subsection (1)(b) where entry is by way of a non- routine inspection, meaning no prior notice of entry has been given, the officer must provide a document to at least one of the occupiers setting out why the entry is necessary. The document required under section 119, subsection (1)(b) must also set out the offences under section 131, subsections (1) and (2) which include obstructing an officer and providing false or misleading information.
	An officer does not need to comply with the requirements under subsection (1) if it is not reasonably practicable to do so. If an officer does not comply with the duties under section 119 any proceedings arising out of the local housing authority’s entry without warrant under section 118 will not be invalidated by reason of that failure alone.
Part 4: Enforcement Chapter 3 – Investigatory Powers Section 119: Duties where occupiers are on business premises entered without warrant Effect