5.—(1) An auditor may exercise the powers in this regulation if he is authorised by the competent authority designated under these Regulations to carry out an audit of its activities.
(2) For the purposes of carrying out an audit, an auditor may enter premises to which an inspector has a power of entry under relevant legislation (“audit premises”) as if the auditor were an inspector meeting the criteria for gaining such entry under that relevant legislation.
(3) An auditor exercising his power of entry may bring with him any person whose assistance he reasonably requires.
(4) An auditor may request such information from any person at any audit premises as he reasonably requires for purposes of the audit, and may inspect such records as he reasonably requires for those purposes.
(5) An auditor may make or require copies of such records.
(6) When exercising the powers conferred by this regulation an auditor shall upon request produce evidence of his authorisation under these Regulations.
6. In so far as he does not already have powers to do so, for the purposes of facilitating audits to be carried out by Commission experts pursuant to Article 45, an inspector may enter any premises to which he has a power of entry under relevant legislation, and—
(a)bring with him any such experts; and
(b)show them such records as he inspects.