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(1)The Commissioner or an inspector (“the authorised person”) may—
(a)enter any premises of the type mentioned in subsection (3) and inspect it and anything in it,
(b)require the production of any information relating to the fulfilment of specified functions or obligations, and specify the form in which the information is to be produced,
(c)take copies of, or take possession of, information (in whatever form) which relates to the fulfilment of specified functions or obligations and retain it for as long as the authorised person reasonably considers necessary,
(d)carry out an examination of, and conduct tests on, any equipment used or to be used in fulfilling specified functions or obligations by—
(i)an undertaker,
(ii)a road works authority, or
(iii)a roads authority,
(e)require any person to provide the authorised person with such facilities and assistance as the authorised person reasonably considers necessary.
(2)The powers in subsection (1) may be exercised only for the purposes of—
(a)establishing whether an offence has been committed under the 1991 Act,
(b)establishing whether a duty under section 118 or 119 of the 1991 Act has been breached, or
(c)establishing whether a duty under section 60(3A) or 61B of the 1984 Act has been breached.
(3)The premises referred to in subsection (1)(a) are—
(a)any premises (other than any premises that is used as a dwelling) occupied or used by any of the following persons for the purposes of exercising their functions as—
(i)an undertaker,
(ii)a road works authority, or
(iii)a roads authority, or
(b)any land on which works in roads are being carried out.
(4)For the purposes of this section—
(a)an “inspector” means a member of staff—
(i)appointed under paragraph 1(1) of schedule 2, and
(ii)designated by the Scottish Ministers as an inspector for the purpose of this section,
(b)a “specified function or obligation” means—
(i)any function or obligation under the 1991 Act, or
(ii)any function or obligation under the 1984 Act so far as it relates to works in roads.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 18A-18F inserted (1.4.2024) by Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 17), ss. 110(2), 130(2) (with s. 126); S.S.I. 2023/250, sch.
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