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(1)Every revenue trader shall—
(a)furnish to the Commissioners, within such time and in such form as they may reasonably require, such information relating to—
(i)any goods or services supplied by or to him in the course or furtherance of a business, or
(ii)any goods in the importation or exportation of which he is concerned in the course or furtherance of a business, [F2or
(iii)any transaction or activity effected or taking place in the course or furtherance of a business,]
as they may reasonably specify; and
(b)upon demand made by an officer, produce or cause to be produced for inspection by that officer—
(i)at the principal place of business of the revenue trader or at such other place as the officer may reasonably require, and
(ii)at such time as the officer may reasonably require,
any documents relating to the goods or services or to the supply, importation or exportation [F3or to the transaction or activity].
(2)Where, by virtue of subsection (1) above, an officer has power to require the production of any documents from a revenue trader—
(a)he shall have the like power to require production of the documents concerned from any other person who appears to the officer to be in possession of them; but
(b)if that other person claims a lien on any document produced by him, the production shall be without prejudice to the lien.
(3)For the purposes of this section, the documents relating to the supply of goods or services, or the importation or exportation of goods, in the course or furtherance of any business [F4, or to any transaction or activity effected or taking place in the course or furtherance of any business,]shall be taken to include—
(a)any profit and loss account and balance sheet, and
(b)any records required to be kept by virtue of section 118A above,
relating to that business.
(4)An officer may take copies of, or make extracts from, any document produced under subsection (1) or (2) above.
(5)If it appears to an officer to be necessary to do so, he may, at a reasonable time and for a reasonable period, remove any document produced under subsection (1) or (2) above and shall, on request, provide a receipt for any document so removed.
(6)Where a lien is claimed on a document produced under subsection (2) above, the removal of the document under subsection (5) above shall not be regarded as breaking the lien.
(7)Where a document removed by an officer under subsection (5) above is reasonably required for the proper conduct of a business he shall, as soon as practicable, provide a copy of the document, free of charge, to the person by whom it was produced or caused to be produced.
(8)Where any documents removed under the powers conferred by this section are lost or damaged, the Commissioners shall be liable to compensate their owner for any expenses reasonably incurred by him in replacing or repairing the documents.
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. IXA (ss. 118A-118G) inserted (25.7.1991) by Finance Act 1991 (c. 31), s. 12, Sch. 5
F2S. 118B(1)(a)(iii) and word preceding it inserted (19.3.1997) by 1997 c. 16, ss. 13(2), 15, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 3(a)
F3Words in s. 118B(1)(b) inserted (19.3.1997) by 1997 c. 16, ss. 13(2), 15, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 3(b)
F4Words in s. 118B(3) inserted (19.3.1997) by 1997 c. 16, ss. 13(2), 15, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 3(c)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 118B modified (3.5.1994) by 1994 c. 9, s. 40(2), Sch. 6 paras. 2, 4
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