Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992

32 Inspectors to prove identity

• (1) Every inspector who enters any place of work under the authority of this Act shall, on first entering and, if requested, at any later time, produce to the person apparently in charge the inspector's certificate of appointment.

  (2) Where an inspector enters any place of work under the authority of this Act and is unable, despite reasonable efforts, to find any person apparently in charge, the inspector shall before leaving the place of work leave a written notice stating—

  • (a) the inspector's identity; and

  • (b) the address of a place where the inspector may be contacted; and

  • (c) the date and time of entry; and

  • (d) the inspector's reasons for entering.