12. —(1) An authorised officer or a member of the Garda Síochána shall be entitled at all reasonable times to enter and inspect any land or building for the purposes of this Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), an authorised officer or a member of the Garda Síochána, when exercising the functions referred to in subsection (1), may—

(a) require the person in control of the land or building to—

(i) give any information which he or she may reasonably require in relation to any activity concerning an indoor event, and

(ii) provide such plans, documentation or other information as are necessary to establish compliance with the requirements of this Act and any regulations made under this Act or any licence or any conditions attached to a licence,

and

(b) take any person and equipment onto the land or into the building in order to carry out tests or do such other things as he or she considers necessary for the purposes of this Act.

(3) Any person who—

(a) refuses to allow an authorised officer or a member of the Garda Síochána to enter any land or building in the exercise of his or her powers,

(b) obstructs or impedes an authorised officer or a member of the Garda Síochána,

(c) assaults an authorised officer or a member of the Garda Síochána, or

(d) wilfully or recklessly gives information which is false or misleading in a material respect,

shall be guilty of an offence.