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The inspectorate evaluates and monitors manufacturers, builders, importers, and number plate manufacturers to ensure compliance with regulations, and makes recommendations to the Minister about registration and standards. They can inspect, test, and enter premises without notice, and advise or recommend changes to registration based on compliance.

82. (1) The inspectorate of manufacturers, builders, importers and number plate manufacturers -

(a) must, in terms of regulation 74(1)(b) or 78(3)(b), evaluate a manufacturer, builder, importer or number plate manufacturer and make a recommendation to the Minister regarding -

(i) the suitability of the manufacturer, builder, importer or number plate manufacturer to be registered: and

(ii) the conditions upon which the manufacturer, builder, importer or number plate manufacturer should be registered;

(b) must, in respect of every manufacturer, builder, importer or number plate manufacturer, conduct inspections to monitor the adherence to relevant legislation, standards, specifications and codes of practice by every manufacturer, builder, importer or number plate manufacturer;

(c) may advise any manufacturer, builder, importer or number plate manufacturer in writing on the improvement and maintenance of standards applied by the manufacturer, builder, importer or number plate manufacturer concerned and submit a copy of such written advice to the Minister;

(d) must, when necessary, recommend to the Minister the suspension, cancellation or change in conditions of the registration of a manufacturer, builder, importer or number plate manufacturer;

(e) if models of motor vehicles being manufactured, built, modified or imported comply with the relevant legislation, standards, specifications and codes of practice for motor vehicles as determined by the Minister must, subject to subregulation (3), issue such models of motor vehicles with a model number; and

(f) may suspend or cancel the model number of models of motor vehicles in the event of such models not continuing to comply with the relevant legislation, standards, specifications and codes of practice for motor vehicles as determined by the Minister.

(2) A person employed by, or who acts on behalf of the inspectorate of manufacturers, builders, importers and number plate manufacturers, may at any reasonable time -

(a) for the purposes of evaluating a manufacturer, builder, importer or number plate manufacturer and making a recommendation as contemplated in subregulation (1)(a), inspect, examine or test any motor vehicle which is being manufactured, built, modified or imported by a manufacturer, builder or importer or any number plate which is being manufactured by a number plate manufacturer: and

(b) without prior notice -

(i) enter the premises of any manufacturer, builder, importer or number plate manufacturer;

(ii) inspect records of the manufacturer, builder, importer or number plate manufacturer; and

(iii) question any person with regard to any matter relating to the operation of the manufacturer, builder, importer or number plate manufacturer.