5 Duty of Authority to assist Secretary of State in connection with transfer schemes.U.K.
(1)It shall be the duty of the Authority to furnish the Secretary of State with all such information and other assistance as he may require for the purposes of, or in connection with—
(a)the exercise of any of his powers in relation to a transfer scheme or in relation to any agreement under section 4 of this Act, or
(b)the making by him of a transfer scheme or of any such agreement.
(2)The obligation of the Authority under this section shall include a duty to secure, as far as practicable, that their subsidiaries furnish all such information and assistance as the Secretary of State may require for the purposes of, or in connection with, the exercise of any such power, or the making of any such scheme or agreement, as is mentioned in subsection (1) above.
(3)A duty under this section to furnish information or assistance, or to secure that it is furnished, shall be performed within such period after the requirement giving rise to the duty as the Secretary of State may allow.