Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008

25SupplementaryS

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(1)An investigator entitled to exercise a power under section 22, 23 or 24 must, if requested to do so, produce a document showing that investigator's authority.

(2)An investigator may require any person to provide the investigator with such facilities and assistance with respect to any matters or things—

(a)within that person's control; or

(b)in relation to which that person has responsibilities,

as are necessary to enable the investigator to exercise any of the powers conferred by sections 22, 23 and 24.

(3)The Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, confer on investigators such powers as Ministers consider necessary for the purposes of public health investigations.

(4)Regulations under subsection (3) may modify any enactment (including this Act).

(5)This section and sections 22 to 24 are without prejudice to any other powers conferred on an investigator by—

(a)this Act or any other enactment; or

(b)any rule of law.

Commencement Information

I1S. 25 in force at 1.10.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/319, art. 2(a), Sch. 1