Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022
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Inspectors | ||
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21. (1) For the purposes of Part 6 the registration body may appoint— | ||
(a) such members of its staff as it thinks fit to be inspectors for such period and subject to such terms as the Board may determine, and | ||
(b) such other persons as it thinks fit to be inspectors for such period and subject to such terms (including terms as to remuneration and allowances for expenses) as the registration body may determine. | ||
(2) An inspector shall be independent in the performance of his or her functions. | ||
(3) The registration body shall not rely on any contract of service or contract for services with a person appointed under this section in any way that may affect the person’s independence in the performance of any function or power conferred on an inspector under Part 6 . | ||
(4) Subject to subsection (3), the registration body may revoke the appointment of an inspector appointed under subsection (1) whether or not the appointment was for a fixed period. | ||
(5) An appointment under subsection (1) ceases— | ||
(a) if it is revoked under subsection (4), | ||
(b) if it is for a fixed period, on the expiry of that period, or | ||
(c) if the person appointed is a member of staff of the registration body, on the person ceasing to be a member of staff. | ||
(6) Nothing in subsection (5) shall be construed so as to prevent the registration body from reappointing as an inspector a person to whom subsection (5) relates. | ||
(7) An inspector shall be furnished with a certificate of his or her appointment by the registration body. | ||
(8) When exercising a power conferred on an inspector under Part 6 the inspector shall, on request by any person thereby affected, produce the certificate or a copy of it and a form of personal identification to that person for inspection. |