Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022

Certain obligations and functions of registration body

10. (1) The registration body shall—

(a) assess resources required by the registration body, the Board and the appeals committee for the purposes of performing their respective functions under this Act,

(b) on receipt of a request in that behalf from the Minister, furnish to the Minister and to any other persons specified in the request any information specified in the request with respect to the performance of functions by the registration body,

(c) on receipt of a request in that behalf from the Minister, for the purposes of determining the supports required of the registration body by the Board and the appeals committee, furnish to the Minister and to any other persons specified in the request any information specified in the request with respect to the performance by the Board and the appeals committee of their respective functions under this Act,

(d) keep all proper and usual accounts of moneys received by the body under section 15 or 17 and expenditure of such moneys incurred by it, the Board and the appeals committee in the performance of their respective functions under this Act, and

(e) furnish an auditor’s report to the Minister of an audit of accounts of the registration body, the Board and the appeals committee when requested to do so by the Minister.

(2) Where the Minister is of the opinion that it is required for the improvement of standards in the provision of works, dissemination of information relating to works to providers of building works and the public or regulation of providers of building works, he or she may by order—

(a) confer on the registration body such additional functions connected with the functions conferred on it by this Act or any order under this section as he or she determines, subject to such conditions (if any) as may be specified in the order, and

(b) make such provision as the Minister considers necessary or expedient in respect of matters ancillary to or arising out of any of the functions referred to in paragraph (a).