5.—(1) The appropriate Minister may appoint, as inspectors to assist him in the official surveillance of certification required by the Community provisions, such number of his officers appearing to him to be qualified for the purpose as he considers appropriate from time to time.
(2) An inspector appointed in pursuance of paragraph (1) above may, at all reasonable times and on producing written evidence of his authority if required to do so,—
(a)enter and inspect any certification centre, or any premises or place used for any of the activities mentioned in regulation 8(1) below, and inspect and take samples of any hops or hop products found there;
(b)require any person having control of any such centre, premises or place, and any certifying officer, to give the inspector such assistance and afford him such facilities as the inspector may reasonably ask for in connection with his powers under this regulation;
(c)require any person to produce and permit the inspector to inspect any documents in that person's possession or control, being documents which any person is required by any provision of the Community provisions or of these regulations to prepare or maintain.