(1)The Scottish Ministers may appoint a person to carry out an inspection of the management of the affairs of a registered social landlord in relation to the provision of housing accommodation and related services.
(2)A person appointed to carry out an inspection under subsection (1) (an “inspector”) has a right of access at all reasonable times to—
(a)any premises of the registered social landlord, and
(b)any document relating to the landlord which appears to the inspector to be necessary for the purposes of the inspection.
(3)An inspector may—
(a)require a person holding or accountable for any such document to provide the inspector with such information and explanation as the inspector thinks necessary,
(b)require that person to attend before the inspector in person to give the information or explanation or to produce the document.
(4)The registered social landlord must provide an inspector with every facility and all information which the inspector may reasonably require for the purposes of the inspection.
(5)An inspector must, if so required, produce written authorisation for the carrying out of the inspection.
(6)A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement of an inspector under this section is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Commencement Information
I1S. 69 wholly in force at 1.11.2001, see s. 113 and S.S.I. 2001/336, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. II (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3) (as amended by S.S.I. 2001/397, art. 7(b))