200Survey: supplementalE+W
(1)An authorised person carrying out a survey, or seeking to enter premises in order to carry out a survey, must produce a copy of the authorisation on request by an occupier.
(2)The regulator may require the registered provider to pay some or all of the costs of the survey and report.
(3)A registered provider who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with section 199(6) commits an offence.
(4)A registered provider, or an officer of a registered provider, who obstructs an authorised person in exercising a power under section 199 commits an offence.
(5)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(6)Proceedings for an offence under this section may be brought only by or with the consent of—
(a)the regulator, or
(b)the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Commencement Information
I1S. 200 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)