Section 62 Power to carry out standards investigationsI1

(1)

The Commissioner may carry out standards investigations.

(2)

But the Commissioner may not carry out a standards investigation unless he or she has given an exploration notice to each relevant person, at least 14 days before beginning the investigation.

(3)

An exploration notice is a notice in writing which—

(a)

states that the Commissioner is proposing to carry out a standards investigation, and

(b)

specifies the subject matter of the standards investigation.

(4)

In this section “relevant person” means—

(a)

in the case of a standards investigation relating to a particular person, that person;

(b)

in the case of a standards investigation relating to a group of persons, such persons—

(i)

who appear to the Commissioner to be members of the group, and

(ii)

to whom the Commissioner thinks it appropriate to give exploration notices.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 62 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/969, art. 2(i)(ii)