Part 2Community interest companies

Supervision by Regulator

42Investigation

(1)

The Regulator may—

(a)

investigate the affairs of a community interest company, or

(b)

appoint any person (other than a member of the Regulator’s staff) to investigate the affairs of a community interest company on behalf of the Regulator.

(2)

Subsection (1)(b) is in addition to paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 (powers of Regulator exercisable by authorised members of staff) and does not affect the application of that paragraph to the Regulator’s power under subsection (1)(a).

(3)

Schedule 7 (further provision about investigations under this section) has effect.