68 Functions of Secretary of State and appointment etc. of inspectors.E+W+S
(1)The Secretary of State shall have the function of keeping under review the discharge by waste regulation authorities of their functions under this Part.
(2)The Secretary of State may appoint as inspectors (under whatever title he may determine) such persons having suitable qualifications as he thinks necessary for assisting him in discharging his functions under this Part, and may terminate any appointment made under this subsection.
(3)Any waste regulation authority having functions under this Part may appoint as inspectors (under whatever title the authority may determine) such persons having suitable qualifications as the authority thinks necessary for carrying this Part into effect in the authority’s area, and may terminate any appointment made under this subsection.
(4)An inspector shall not be liable in any civil or criminal proceedings for anything done in the purported performance of his functions under section 69 or 70 below if the court is satisfied that the act was done in good faith and that there were reasonable grounds for doing it.
(5)In the following provisions of this Part “inspector” means a person appointed as an inspector under subsection (2) or (3) above.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 68(3)-(5) applied (1.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1056, reg. 20(8).
S. 68(3)-(5) amended (1.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1056, reg. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 13(2).
Commencement Information
I1S. 68 wholly in force at 31.5.1991 see s. 164(3) and S.I. 1991/1319, art. 2