S.L. 499.25 Art. 4Independent examiner.

(1) In any case where, pursuant to regulation 3, the managing body of the airport, an airport user, or a supplier of groundhandling services is required to separate its accounts, the Director shall appoint in relation to that managing body, airport user or supplier a person to undertake the duties of independent examiner described in this regulation.

(2) The Director may by notice in writing on the independent examiner and on the person in relation to whom he has been appointed to examine, revoke an appointment made by him pursuant to subregulation (1).

(3) The independent examiner shall check that the required separation of accounts is carried out.

(4) The independent examiner appointed in relation to the managing body of the airport shall also check whether there are or have been any financial flows between the activity of the managing body as airport authority and its groundhandling activity.

(5) Within a period of fifteen months after his date of appointment and at least once a year thereafter, the independent examiner shall prepare a written statement containing the results of the checks he has carried out pursuant to subregulation (3) and, where he has been appointed in relation to the managing body of the airport, subregulation (4).

(6) The independent examiner shall send a copy of the statement prepared by him pursuant to subregulation (5) to the Director.

(7) The independent examiner shall be entitled to receive from the person in relation to whom he has been appointed a sum equal to any expense reasonably incurred by him in undertaking his duties of the independent examiner described in this regulation.