12.—(1) An authorised officer of a local authority shall be entitled at all reasonable times to enter any maternity home within the functional area of such local authority and inspect such maternity home.
(2) An inspector shall be entitled at all reasonable times to enter any maternity home and inspect such maternity home.
(3) If any person obstructs or impedes any authorised officer or any inspector in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by this section such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding five pounds.
