Part 3Public health investigations

Investigators' powers

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1

An investigator entitled to exercise a power under section 22, 23 or 24 must, if requested to do so, produce a document showing that investigator's authority.

2

An investigator may require any person to provide the investigator with such facilities and assistance with respect to any matters or things—

a

within that person's control; or

b

in relation to which that person has responsibilities,

as are necessary to enable the investigator to exercise any of the powers conferred by sections 22, 23 and 24.

3

The Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, confer on investigators such powers as Ministers consider necessary for the purposes of public health investigations.

4

Regulations under subsection (3) may modify any enactment (including this Act).

5

This section and sections 22 to 24 are without prejudice to any other powers conferred on an investigator by—

a

this Act or any other enactment; or

b

any rule of law.