Monitoring
23.—(1) NRW must monitor in accordance with this regulation—
(a)compliance with their data collection obligations and data reporting obligations by persons who are or may be producers, and
(b)compliance by operators of schemes with the obligations referred to in regulation 20(1)
(2) For the purposes of the discharge of its functions under these Regulations, NRW may, serve a notice in writing (“an information notice”) on—
(a)any person who has, or who NRW has reason to believe has, data collection obligations or data reporting obligations;
(b)in relation to any person who is a member of a registered scheme, the operator of that scheme.
(3) An information notice may require that person to maintain records, and supply to NRW any data specified in the notice which NRW reasonably considers it needs for those purposes, in such form and within such period following service of the notice, or at such time, as is specified in the notice.