15. It shall be the duty of the Director, for the purpose of assisting the MMC in carrying out an investigation on a reference made to them under these Regulations, to give to the MMC —
(a)any information which is in his possession and which relates to matters falling within the scope of the investigation and which is either requested by the MMC for that purpose or is information which in his opinion it would be appropriate for that purpose to give to the MMC without any such request, and
(b)any other assistance which the MMC may require and which it is within his power to give in relation to such matters;
and the MMC shall take account of any information given to them for that purpose under this regulation.