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Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

Self-contained motor vehicles - Board appoints and regulates certification authorities - Board may consider complaints and conduct investigations

87N: Conditions on use of powers of inspection

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"Rules for inspecting places to ensure they follow the law"

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You can use certain powers to check if a self-containment certification authority is doing its job correctly. These powers can only be used to ensure the authority is meeting the requirements set by regulations. You must give the authority reasonable notice before entering their premises, unless this would stop you from doing your job. You must show proof of your authority to enter the premises and your identity when you arrive. You must also show this proof if you are asked to at any other time. There are some areas that you cannot enter or search without special permission, such as restricted areas in defence areas. To enter these areas, you need a security clearance approved by the person in charge of the area, as stated in the Defence Act 1990. You can find more information about these powers in section 87M(3) and (4). These rules help keep everyone safe and make sure the authorities are doing their job correctly.

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Board appoints and regulates certification authorities: Board may consider complaints and conduct investigations

87NConditions on use of powers of inspection

  1. The powers specified in section 87M(3) and (4) may be exercised only for the purpose of ensuring that the self-containment certification authority is meeting the requirements prescribed by regulations for appointment as a self-containment certification authority.

  2. A person must give reasonable notice of that person’s intention to enter any premises under section 87M(3) to the self-containment certification authority, unless the giving of the notice would defeat the purpose of the entry.

  3. A person must, on entering any premises under section 87M(3), and when requested at any subsequent time, produce—

  4. evidence of that person’s authority to enter the premises; and
    1. evidence of that person’s identity.

      1. Nothing in section 87M authorises any person to enter or search any restricted area within a defence area (within the meaning of the Defence Act 1990) unless the person entering that area has a security clearance approved by the person in charge of the area.

      Notes
      • Section 87N: inserted, on , by section 48 of the Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 24).