Regulation 11 General duties of the Minister

(1)

The Minister must, in relation to authorised investigators, keep abreast of—

(a)

matters with respect to which any provision of these Regulations has effect;

(b)

anything which is done under or for the purposes of any such provision; and

(c)

any obligations to act or refrain from acting that have arisen by or under these Regulations, but which have not yet been complied with or which have been contravened.

(2)

The Minister must provide the Director General and every member of the Office’s staff with all such assistance as the Director General or that member of staff may reasonably require for the purposes of, or in connection with, the carrying out of any functions by the Director General under these Regulations.

(3)

The Minister must ensure that a person appointed under regulation 39, 40 or 41 to carry out an investigation is given all such assistance and co-operation in the carrying out of that investigation as that person may reasonably require.