Regulation 12 Information from responsible person
For the purposes of section 17(5) of the Act, at any time during the year beginning on 1st April 1988 and during each year thereafter, the registration officer shall send—
an inquiry form to any responsible person in respect of any premises in his registration area;
when he considers that he requires information from any responsible person additional to that given to him in an inquiry form, a supplementary inquiry form to that person; and
when he considers that the information given to him in pursuance of an inquiry form or supplementary inquiry form may be out of date, a further inquiry form to any responsible person.
The information in respect of any premises which a responsible person can be required by a registration officer to give under section 17(5) of the Act shall be—
information as to the matters set out in the inquiry form; and
information which is supplemental, consequential or incidental thereto as set out in the supplementary inquiry form,
which shall be given by completing and returning the inquiry form or, as the case may be, the supplementary inquiry form to the registration officer within 21 days beginning on the day after the day on which the registration officer sends the inquiry form or, as the case may be, the supplementary inquiry form to the responsible person.
For the purposes of this regulation—
an inquiry form or supplementary inquiry form shall be in the form set out in Schedule 3 or, as the case may be, Schedule 4 to these Regulations or in a form substantially to the like effect, and
an inquiry form or supplementary inquiry form shall be treated as being sent if it is sent by post or delivered by hand.