8(1)It shall be the duty of each of the following, that is to say—
(a)the chief inspector for England and Wales,
(b)any body which is a waste regulation authority in England or Wales, and
(c)any officer of such a body,
to provide the Secretary of State or the Agency with such information or assistance as the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, the Agency may reasonably require for the purposes of, or in connection with, the exercise of any powers of the Secretary of State or the Agency in relation to transfer schemes.
(2)It shall be the duty of each of the following, that is to say—
(a)the chief inspector for Scotland,
(b)any local authority, and
(c)any officer of a local authority,
to provide the Secretary of State or SEPA with such information or assistance as the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, SEPA may reasonably require for the purposes of, or in connection with, the exercise of any powers of the Secretary of State or SEPA in relation to transfer schemes.