25Advice, assistance and training facilities
(1)The MMO must provide the Secretary of State with such advice and assistance as the Secretary of State may request.
(2)The MMO must, at the request of any public body, provide advice to that body on any matter which—
(a)is within the knowledge or experience of the MMO,
(b)relates to any of the functions of the MMO or to its general objective, and
(c)affects the performance by the public body of its functions.
(3)The MMO may provide advice to any person on any matter relating to any of its functions or its general objective—
(a)at the request of that person, or
(b)if the MMO considers it appropriate to do so, on its own initiative.
(4)The MMO may provide any person with—
(a)assistance, or
(b)the use of training facilities,
as respects any matter of which the MMO has knowledge or experience.