15Approval of auditors of risk assessments

15 Approval of auditors of risk assessments

15 Approval of auditors of risk assessments

(1) The Secretary may approve a person as an auditor for the purposes of section 14.

(2) However, the Secretary may not approve the following—

(a) the occupier,

(b) the person who undertook the risk assessment,

(c) a duly qualified person who installed, operated or maintained the cooling water system at any time in the previous 5 years,

(d) the operator of a laboratory that carried out testing of the cooling water system at any time in the previous 5 years,

(e) a person employed or engaged by the person who employed or engaged a person referred to in paragraph (b), (c) or (d).

(3) An application for approval as an auditor must be made to the Secretary in the approved form.

(4) An approval of the Secretary has effect for the period specified by the Secretary in the approval, unless sooner revoked by the Secretary in writing.