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Building Products (Safety) Act 2017
42Purposes for which functions under Part may be exercised
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#### 42 Purposes for which functions under Part may be exercised
42 Purposes for which functions under Part may be exercised
> > (1) An authorised officer may exercise the functions conferred by this Part for any of the following purposes—
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> > > (a) to assess whether a reasonably foreseeable use of a building product in a building is unsafe,
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> > > (b) to ascertain the location of any buildings in which a building product that is the subject of a building product use ban has been used for a use that is prohibited by the building product use ban,
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> > > (c) for the purposes of a building product investigation or a product assessment,
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> > > (d) for the purpose of investigating and monitoring compliance with the requirements imposed by or under this Act,
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> > > (e) for the purpose of obtaining information or records for purposes connected with the administration of this Act,
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> > > (f) for the purpose of administering or executing this Act (including any instrument made under this Act).
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> > (2) In this Part, a reference to an authorised purpose is a reference to any purpose referred to in subsection (1).