Subsection (2) applies if an authorised officer of an enforcement authority believes that a person is, or has been, subject to a duty imposed by virtue of section 279 to supply a certificate or statement in relation to a particular property.
The officer may require the person to produce for inspection a copy of the certificate or statement.
The power conferred by subsection (2) includes power—
A requirement under this section may not be imposed more than 6 months after the last day for supplying the certificate or statement concerned in pursuance of the duty imposed by virtue of section 279.
A person is not required to comply with a requirement under this section if the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying with the requirement.
Subject to this, a person subject to such a requirement must comply with it within the period of 7 days beginning with the day after that on which it is imposed.