National Nuclear Regulator Act, 1999
R 385
Public Administration Management Act (Act No. 11 of 2014)RegulationsOffice of Standards and Compliance Regulations, 20223. Access to premises, vehicles, documents and employees |
| (1) | In the performance of its functions under the Act and these regulations, a head of institution must cooperate with the Office in terms of section 17(5) of the Act by— |
| (a) | giving the Office full and unrestricted access at all reasonable times to— |
| (i) | any document, book or written or electronic record or information of the institution relevant to the audit of the norm and standard being monitored; or |
| (ii) | any employee of the institution that the Office seeks to interview for the purpose of monitoring or auditing the institution; and |
| (b) | facilitating the Office's exercise of the powers under sub-regulation(2). |
| (2) | The Office may, in the performance of its functions under the Act and these Regulations— |
| (a) | Subject to the approval of the relevant executive authority, enter any property, premises or vehicle of or under the control of the institution— |
| (i) | where a document, book or written or electronic record or information referred to in sub-regulation (1)(a)(i) are kept; or |
| (ii) | to interview an employee referred to in sub-regulation (1)(a)(ii); |
| (b) | direct a person to produce, or to deliver, at a specified place and time and in a specified format, any such document, book or written or electronic record or information; or |
| (c) | inspect, and question any person about, any such document, book or written or electronic record or information; |
| (d) | copy, or make extracts from, any such document, book or written or electronic record or information, at the expense of the institution, or remove such document, book, record or written electronic information to make copies or extracts; |
| (e) | direct a person to disclose, either orally or in writing, any information that may be relevant for the conduct of the audit or the monitoring of the minimum norms and standards; or |
| (f) | direct— |
| (i) | a person to disclose information or to give answers to questions in terms of this subsection in writing or under oath or affirmation; or |
| (ii) | that any such information or answers be recorded. |
