PART 3Assistance and co-operation under Title IV and recovery of expenses incurred
Facilitating assistance and co-operationI16
1
For the purposes of assisting F1another competent authority, or enabling the competent authority to do so, an authorised person exercising powers in relation to plant protection products and components to enter premises or to inspect records may—
a
be accompanied by authorised officers of F2that other competent authority;
b
show records to such accompanying authorised officers; and
c
make copies for them, or require copies to be made for them, of the records.
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3
A person may be required to provide an authorised person with such assistance, information or facilities as the authorised person may reasonably require for the purpose of the execution or enforcement of these Regulations or the Official Controls Regulations.
ExpensesI27
1
Any expenses incurred by a competent authority in carrying out official controls or enforcement activities under these Regulations, or the Official Controls Regulations may be recovered from the relevant operator and such expenses must be paid on written demand.
2
Any sum owing under this regulation and unpaid may be recovered—
a
as a civil debt;
b
under an order of the court, on such terms as the court may order.