Additional inspectorsE+W
7.—(1) At any time after appointing the lead inspector, the Welsh Ministers may direct the lead inspector—
(a)to consider such matters relating to the conduct of the inquiry as are specified in the direction;
(b)to make recommendations to the Welsh Ministers about those matters.
(2) After considering the recommendations of the lead inspector, the Welsh Ministers may—
(a)appoint for the purposes of the inquiry such number of additional inspectors as they think appropriate; and
(b)direct that each additional inspector must consider such of the matters to which the inquiry relates as are allocated to that additional inspector by the lead inspector.
(3) An additional inspector must—
(a)comply with every direction as to procedural matters given to that additional inspector by the lead inspector; and
(b)report to the lead inspector on every matter allocated to that additional inspector.
(4) The lead inspector must report to the Welsh Ministers on the consideration of—
(a)matters which the lead inspector has considered; and
(b)matters the consideration of which was allocated to additional inspectors.
(5) The Welsh Ministers may give directions to the lead inspector on one or more occasions after the appointment of the lead inspector.
(6) The recommendations that may be made by the lead inspector following a direction include, in particular, a recommendation for varying the number of additional inspectors.
(7) The power of the Welsh Ministers to appoint an additional inspector includes power to revoke an appointment.
(8) A direction by the Welsh Ministers under this regulation may be varied or revoked by a subsequent direction.