237.—(1) The regulator may appoint a person (referred to in this Chapter as “an inspector”) to act on the regulator’s behalf for the purposes set out in section 26(2).
(2) The regulator must not appoint a person under paragraph (1) unless satisfied that that person is qualified to carry out the functions that the regulator authorises the person to carry out.
(3) The regulator may appoint an inspector under this Chapter on such terms as the regulator may determine and may terminate that appointment at any time.
(4) Any appointment of an inspector under this regulation must be made in writing and must specify the powers available to the inspector.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 237 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
238. An inspector must carry out all monitoring and enforcement activities and tasks that the regulator thinks necessary to discharge its obligations in section 26(1) for the purposes set out in section 26(2).
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 238 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
239.—(1) The regulator may authorise the inspector to exercise any power set out in Section 2 of this Chapter.
(2) That authority may be given—
(a)without restriction, or
(b)only to a limited extent or for limited purposes.
(3) The authority conferred by an instrument of appointment to exercise any power may be varied by the regulator by a further instrument in writing varying the instrument of appointment.
(4) When exercising or seeking to exercise a power, an inspector must, if asked, produce formal identification showing their authority to exercise that power.
Commencement Information
I3Reg. 239 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)
240. In this Chapter, references to an inspector, in relation to any power, are to the inspector exercising or proposing to exercise the power.
Commencement Information
I4Reg. 240 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)