Regulation 12 Amendments to regulation 23

In regulation 23 (audited information), after paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A)

Where a manufacturer or supplier has provided information under regulation 21 or 22, the Secretary of State may, for the purposes of verifying the information provided, request the manufacturer or supplier to provide that information in an audited form.

(1B)

A request made under paragraph (1A)—

(a)

must be made within 12 months of receipt of the information provided in accordance with the relevant report; and

(b)

must require the audited report to be provided within a period of not less than 3 months and not more than 12 months from the date on which the Secretary of State makes the request.”.