Part 10: Letting by Local Authorities of Vacant High-street premises Powers to obtain information Section 211: Power to enter and survey land Effect
Subsections (1)-(3) provide the local authority with the power to authorise someone to enter and survey a premises on a designated high street or designated town centre.
	Subsection (4) sets out that this power can only be used for the purpose of obtaining information about the premises the authority thinks is necessary or expedient to exercise its functions under this Part.
	Subsection (5) specifies that this power can only be exercised if the local authority has given or made reasonable efforts to issue a written notice to the landlord or to the person who appears to be landlord at least 14 days before the day on which the power of entry is exercised.
	Subsection (6) states that the power may only be exercised at a reasonable time. Subsection (7) states that the power may not exercised in way that involves use of force, except on the authority of a warrant issued by a magistrate.
	Subsection (8) clarifies that such a warrant may only be issued on an application supported by evidence, if the magistrate is satisfied that reasonable efforts have been made to exercise the power without the use of force and must state the number of occasions the power will be used.
	A person exercising the power must produce evidence of the authorisation and a copy of the warrant (subsection (9)).
	If no one is present when the power is exercised, the person exercising the power must leave the premises as secure as they found it on leaving (subsection (10)).