PART 7Enforcement

Power to require production of documents39.

(1)

An authorised officer of an enforcement authority may require a person who appears to him to be or to have been subject to any of the duties under regulation 5, 9(2), 10, 16(2), 21(1), or 23 to produce for inspection a copy of—

(a)

a valid energy performance certificate and recommendation report;

(b)

an advisory report; and

(c)

an inspection report.

(2)

The power conferred by paragraph (1) includes power to take copies of any document produced for inspection.

(3)

A requirement under this regulation may not be imposed more than six months after the last day on which the person concerned was subject to such a duty in relation to the building.

(4)

It is the duty of a person subject to such a requirement to comply with it within the period of seven days beginning with the day after that on which it is imposed.

(5)

A person is not required to comply with such a requirement if he has a reasonable excuse for not complying with the requirement.