46 Investigation of certain other matters.E+W+S
(1)It shall be the duty of each consumers’ committee to investigate any matter which appears to the committee to be a relevant matter and which—
(a)is the subject of a representation (other than one appearing to the committee to be frivolous) made to the committee by or on behalf of a person appearing to the committee to have an interest in that matter; or
(b)is referred to the committee by the Director under subsection (2) below.
(2)Subject to subsection (3) below, it shall be the duty of the Director to refer to a consumers’ committee any matter which—
(a)appears to the Director to be a relevant matter; and
(b)is the subject of a representation (other than one appearing to the Director to be frivolous) made to the Director by or on behalf of a person appearing to the Director to have an interest in that matter.
(3)Nothing in subsection (2) above shall require the Director to refer to a consumers’ committee any matter in respect of which he is already considering exercising functions under this Part.
(4)Where on an investigation under subsection (1) above any matter appears to a consumers’ committee to be a matter in respect of which it would be appropriate for the Director to exercise any functions under this Part, the committee shall refer that matter to the Director with a view to his exercising those functions with respect to that matter.
(5)In this section “relevant matter”, in relation to a consumers’ committee, means any matter (other than an enforcement matter)—
(a)in respect of which any functions of the Director under this Part are or may be exercisable; and
(b)which relates to a public electricity supplier allocated to the committee or to any other person authorised by a licence to supply electricity in that committee’s area.