Cap. 582 чл. 22Powers of entry and inspection.

(1) The Authority in a fair and equal manner, shall monitor, review and enforce all operations involving the provision of social welfare services provided by agencies, public or private entities or any other entity or person. This will ensure that such operations are carried out in accordance with this Act, or any other law or regulations prescribed thereunder and in compliance with any decision made under this Act, or such other law or regulations.

(2) For the purposes of the preceding sub-article, the Authority shall have the power to:

(a) enter any premises at any reasonable time and without prior notice and inspect any operation involving the provision of social welfare services;

(b) to carry out in any such premises any search, examination, test or inquiry which it may consider necessary in order to satisfy itself that the provisions of this Act, or of any regulations or orders made thereunder, and any recognised social welfare standards are being observed, and in particular –

(i) to interview, in the presence of witnesses, any person whom it considers was involved in the provision of the social welfare service and any person whom it considers has made use of such service;

(ii) to require the production of any books, registers or other documents being kept by the service provider and to make a copy of such books, registers or documents or take extracts therefrom;

(iii) require any information as may be reasonably required in relation to the investigation;

(c) take photographs, films, video recordings or electronic images; and

(d) to require the assistance of the Police whenever deemed necessary.

(3) On the conclusion of an investigation, the Authority may:

(i) submit a report to the Executive Police for further investigation in all cases involving a criminal offence;

(ii) take any administrative action, which it deems appropriate in the circumstances of the case;

(iii) take any such other action as it deems appropriate in the circumstances of the case.