Regulation 5 InspectorsI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The appropriate F1authority may appoint, as inspectors to assist F2it in the official surveillance of certification F3for hops and hop products produced within F4Great Britain and in the verification of the minimum marketing requirements for hops and hop products imported from a third country required by the F5relevant provisions, such number of F6its officers appearing to him to be qualified for the purpose as F7it considers appropriate from time to time.

(2)

An inspector appointed in pursuance of paragraph (1) above may, at all reasonable times and on producing written evidence of his authority if required to do so,—

F8(a)

enter and inspect any certification centre, or any premises or place used for the production, grading, processing, packing, storage or sale of any hops or hop products, inspect any machinery or equipment, and any hops or hop products, found there and take samples of such hops or hop products;

(b)

require any person having control of any such centre, premises or place, and any certifying officer, to give the inspector such assistance and afford him such facilities as the inspector may reasonably ask for in connection with his powers under this regulation;

(c)

require any person to produce and permit the inspector to inspect any documents in that person's possession or control, being documents which any person is required by any provision of the F9relevant provisions or of these regulations to prepare or maintain.

F10(3)

An inspector acting in exercise of a power conferred by paragraph (2)(a) above may take with him such other persons as he considers necessary.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in reg. 5(1) substituted (E.W.S) (31.12.2020) by The Market Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/824), regs. 1, 2(5)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1453, regs. 1(2)(b), 11(2)(c)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Word in reg. 5(1) substituted (E.W.S) (31.12.2020) by The Market Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/824), regs. 1, 2(5)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1453, regs. 1(2)(b), 11(2)(c)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in reg. 5(1) inserted (5.11.1991) by The Hops Certification (Amendment) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2198), regs. 1(1), 6(a)
F4: Words in reg. 5(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Market Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/824), regs. 1, 2(5)(c) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1453, regs. 1(2)(b), 11(2)(c)(5)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5: Words in reg. 5(1) substituted (E.W.S) (31.12.2020) by The Market Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/824), regs. 1, 2(5)(d) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1453, regs. 1(2)(b), 11(2)(c)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6: Word in reg. 5(1) substituted (E.W.S) (31.12.2020) by The Market Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/824), regs. 1, 2(5)(e) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1453, regs. 1(2)(b), 11(2)(c)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7: Word in reg. 5(1) substituted (E.W.S) (31.12.2020) by The Market Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/824), regs. 1, 2(5)(f) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1453, regs. 1(2)(b), 11(2)(c)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8: Reg. 5(2)(a) substituted (5.11.1991) by The Hops Certification (Amendment) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2198), regs. 1(1), 6(b)
F9: Words in reg. 5(2)(c) substituted (E.W.S) (31.12.2020) by The Market Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/824), regs. 1, 2(6) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1453, regs. 1(2)(b), 11(2)(c)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F10: Reg. 5(3) inserted (5.11.1991) by The Hops Certification (Amendment) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2198), regs. 1(1), 6(c)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 5 in force at 1.10.1979, see reg. 1(1)