Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001

For the purpose of conducting an inspection under this Part, an inspector may:

at any reasonable time of the day, enter any premises on which a small generation unit has been installed; and

conduct an inspection of the unit and premises in order to determine if the requirements in regulation 39 have been satisfied.

An inspector is not authorised to enter premises under subregulation (1) unless:

the inspector has, at least 24 hours before the proposed inspection, contacted the occupier of the premises and arranged a time for the inspection; and

the occupier has consented to the entry at that time; and

the inspector has shown his or her identity card to the occupier or a person who represents the occupier; and

before undertaking the inspection, the inspector has explained the purpose and scope of the inspection to the occupier or a person who represents the occupier.