Information
26.—(1) For the purpose of the discharge of their functions under these Regulations, the Scottish Ministers may require SEPA, by notice served on it, to furnish such information about the discharge of its functions under these Regulations as they may require.
(2) For the purposes of the discharge of their functions under these Regulations, the Scottish Ministers or SEPA may, by notice served on any person, require that person to furnish such information as is specified in the notice, in such form and within such period following service of the notice or at such time as is so specified.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, the discharge by the Scottish Ministers of an obligation of the United Kingdom under the Community Treaties or any international agreement relating to the environment shall be treated as a function of theirs under these Regulations and the compilation of an inventory of emissions (whether or not from installations or mobile plant) shall be treated as a function of the SEPA under these Regulations.
(4) The information which a person may be required to furnish under paragraph (2) shall include information on emissions which, although it is not in the possession of that person or would not otherwise come into the possession of that person, is information which it is reasonable to require that person to compile for the purpose of complying with the notice.