14Auditing of risk assessments

14 Auditing of risk assessments

14 Auditing of risk assessments

(1) Compliance with the risk assessment of a cooling water system over a 12-month audit period must be audited.

(2) The audit period for a risk assessment required by section 12(3) is—

(a) the 12 months after the risk assessment is required by section 12(3), and

(b) every 12 months after that.

(3) The audit period for a new risk assessment required by section 12(4) or (5) is—

(a) the 12 months after the new risk assessment is required by section 12(4) or (5), and

(b) every 12 months after that.

(4) An audit must be completed within 2 months after the end of the audit period.

(5) An audit must be documented in the approved form.

(6) The occupier must notify the local government authority for the area, in the approved form, no later than 7 days after each audit required by this section is completed.

(7) An audit must be carried out by a person who has been approved by the Secretary as an auditor.