Regulation 9 EnforcementI1

A regulator may authorise any person to exercise, for an authorised purpose and in accordance with the terms of the authorisation, any of the powers specified in regulation 11, if that person appears to the regulator suitable to exercise them.

An authorisation under paragraph (1) must be in writing.

In this Part—

• “authorised purpose” means the purpose of determining whether an offence under Part 2 has been or is being committed, or any requirement of a compliance notice, a stop notice or an enforcement undertaking under these Regulations has been or is being contravened;

• “enforcement officer” means a person authorised under paragraph (1).