Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances

Authority shall, where requested to do so by such body, give technical advice to that
body on the risks arising from the establishment.
(7) In paragraph (6)—
"decision-making body" means a Minister of the Government or a public body
authorised or required by law to make a decision, order, recommendation or report.
Inspectors.
28. The Central Competent Authority may appoint any of its officers, consultants,
advisers or other persons as it deems appropriate to be inspectors of the Authority for
the purposes of these Regulations.
Warrant of appointment as inspector.
29. Every inspector of the Central Competent Authority shall be furnished with a
warrant of his or her appointment and, when exercising any power conferred on an
inspector under these Regulations, shall, if so requested by any person affected,
produce the said warrant, or a certified copy of it, to that person.
General powers of inspectors.
30. (1) An inspector of the Central Competent Authority shall, for the purpose of
the execution of these Regulations, have power to do all or any of the following
things—
(a) enter, inspect, examine and search at all times any place which he or she
has reasonable cause to believe to be an establishment,
(b) take with him or her a member of the Garda Síochána if he or she has
reasonable cause to anticipate any serious obstruction in the execution of his
or her duty,
(c) require the production in a legible form of and inspect and take a copy of
any information kept or capable of being reproduced in a legible form which is
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