One or more of the following prescribed functions may be conferred upon a category of authorised persons:
| (a) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Administrator and the Board whether a service which has been established and is being maintained by a local authority under section 3(1) of the Act, has been established and is being maintained in accordance with the prescribed requirements; |
| (b) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Administrator and the Board as to when a local authority should be directed in terms of section 3(2) of the Act to maintain or to establish and maintain a service in accordance with the prescribed requirements; |
| (c) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Minister and the Board whether a service which applies under section 4(1) of the Act to be recognised as a designated service, complies with the prescribed requirements; |
| (d) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Minister and the Board as to the conditions subject to which a service which applies under section 4(1) of the Act to be recognised as a designated service, may be recognised as such; |
| (e) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Minister and the Board where circumstances exist that require that there should be a service, which does not fall under control of a local authority, which complies with the prescribed requirements so that action under section 4(3) of the Act may be considered; |
| (f) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Minister and the Board whether recognition granted under section 4(2) of the Act should be withdrawn under section 4(5) of the Act; |
| (g) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Administrator and the Board whether the chief fire officer of the service of a local authority possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience as contemplated in section 5 of the Act; |
| (h) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Minister and the Board whether a chief fire officer of a designated service possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience as contemplated in section 5 of the Act; |
| (i) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Administrator and the Board whether the members of the service of a local authority, possess the prescribed qualifications and experience as contemplated in section 6 of the Act; |
| (j) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Minister and the Board whether the members of a designated service possess the prescribed qualifications and experience as contemplated in section 6 of the Act; |
| (k) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Administrator and the Board whether the members of the service of a local authority who do not possess the prescribed qualifications and experience, have been appointed in accordance with the general conditions contemplated in the proviso to section 6(1) of the Act; |
| (l) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Minister and the Board whether the members of a designated service who do not possess the prescribed qualifications and experience, have been appointed in accordance with the general conditions contemplated in the proviso to section 6(1) of the Act; |
| (m) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Minister and the Board whether an institution which applies to be declared as a training institution under section 7 of the Act, may be declared as such; |
| (n) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Administrator and the Board as to the compliance with the conditions for the payment of grants-in-aid as contemplated in section 11 of the Act; |
| (o) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Administrator and the Board whether the service of a controlling authority, which has concluded or wishes to conclude an agreement under section 12 of the Act whereby it is undertaken to employ the service of that controlling authority outside its area of jurisdiction, complies with the prescribed requirements; |
| (p) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Administrator and the Board whether a local authority which has been directed to maintain or to establish and maintain a service in accordance with the prescribed requirements under section 3(2) of the Act, or to comply with a requirement, standard or direction under section 17(1) of the Act, has heeded the direction; |
| (q) | undertake investigations in order to advise the Minister and the Board whether a person who has been directed to maintain or to establish and maintain a service in accordance with the prescribed requirements under section 4(3) of the Act or to comply with a requirement, standard or direction under section 17(1) of the Act, has heeded the direction. |
