Regulation 3
In connection with any of his functions under Regulation 2 an inspector—
may make such requirements of any person (including the owner and manager of the installation) as appear to the inspector to be required for the performance of those functions whether by himself or any other person acting at the direction of the Secretary of State:
Provided that before making a requirement in connection with any of paragraphs (1)(e), (f) or (g) of that Regulation, the inspector shall consult with the owner or manager with a view to maintaining safety and to minimising interference with the operation of the installation;
may require any person to produce to the inspector any article to which this Regulation applies and which is in his possession or custody;
may make notes, take measurements, make drawings and take photographs of an offshore installation and of any article to which this Regulation applies;
may require the owner or manager of the installation to furnish to him any article to which this Regulation applies (other than a document) or, in the case of any article on any vessel, may so require the master, captain or person in charge of the vessel;
may require the owner or manager of an offshore installation or any person employed on or in connection with the installation or equipment to carry out or to assist in carrying out any inspection, test or dismantlement of the offshore installation or of any equipment;
may require the owner or manager of an offshore installation or the concession owner concerned to assist him in carrying out an inspection of the sea bed or subsoil under or near the installation; and
may require the owner or manager to provide at any reasonable time conveyance to or from the installation of the inspector, any other person acting at the direction of the Secretary of State, any equipment required by the inspector for testing and any article of which he has taken possession pursuant to these Regulations.
This Regulation applies to articles of the following descriptions, that is to say, any equipment or part thereof, a specimen of any material or substance (including a natural substance) on or near an offshore installation and any document of a description referred to in Regulation 2(1)(d).