18Agency to engage an interpreter

18 Agency to engage an interpreter (1) This regulation applies if the Agency asks a competitor for a sample under regulation 17. (1A) The Agency must make reasonable efforts to ensure that its request is understood. (2) If the competitor is unable to receive or understand the request for a sample (for example, because the competitor is deaf), the Agency may communicate with the competitor through an interpreter. (3) If the Agency needs to give notice of the request for a sample to a person mentioned in paragraph 17 (3) (a), (b), (c) or (d) and that person is unable to understand English, or otherwise has difficulty communicating in English, the Agency may communicate with the person through an interpreter.