14.—(1) The local authority shall give the Secretary of State (in England) and the National Assembly for Wales (in Wales) on demand such information as the Secretary of State, or as the case may be, the National Assembly for Wales requires in order to exercise any function under regulation 10.
(2) Paragraph (3) applies where—
(a)the Secretary of State, or as the case may be, the National Assembly for Wales considers that a person served with a notice under regulation 10(2) has failed to comply with the requirements of the notice;
(b)the Secretary of State, or as the case may be, the National Assembly for Wales requires the local authority to ascertain whether there has been such a failure; and
(c)the local authority fails to comply with the requirement.
(3) Where this paragraph applies—
(a)the Secretary of State, or as the case may be, the National Assembly for Wales may appoint a person to ascertain whether a person served with a notice under regulation 10(2) has failed to comply with the requirements of the notice;
(b)a person so appointed is deemed to be an inspector; and
(c)the costs incurred by the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales in connection with ascertaining whether there has been such a failure are recoverable on demand from the local authority.