Prospective
17Power to issue information noticeE+W+S
(1)The Secretary of State may issue an information notice to a regulated body if the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to do so for any of the investigative purposes.
(2)An information notice is a notice requiring the regulated body to provide information to the Secretary of State.
(3)An information notice must specify—
(a)the information that must be provided,
(b)the form and manner in which it must be provided, and
(c)when (or by when) it must be provided.
(4)In specifying the form and manner in which information must be provided, an information notice may, in particular—
(a)require documents, or copies of documents, to be produced;
(b)require the information to be provided in a form different from that in which it currently exists;
(c)require the regulated body to procure the attendance of an individual at a particular place and at a particular time in order to provide the information.
(5)An information notice must explain the consequences of the notice under section 19(5) (if applicable) and section 20.
Commencement Information
I1S. 17 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 99(1)