Paragraph 8 Duties and powers with reference to registered installers
An area agency shall, in accordance with criteria laid down from time to time by the Secretary of State (whether in the written contract provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2, or otherwise),—
determine the extent of each locality within their area;
invite applications for appointment as the registered installer, or one of the registered installers, for each locality so determined;
appoint as the registered installer (or one of the registered installers) for each locality, a person or body of persons capable of carrying out (or arranging for the carrying-out of) the works specified in regulation 5; and
establish procedures for supervising the functions of, and for verifying claims made and grant monies received or paid out, and information supplied by, the registered installers in their area.