Information, entry and inspection
9 Information for the F1OFT .
1
a
to determine whether to make an order under section 3 or section 4 above, and
b
in the exercise of any of F2its functions under sections 5, 6 and 8 above and 13 and 17 below,
2
A notice under this section—
a
may specify the way in which and the time within which it is to be complied with and, in the case of a notice requiring the production of documents, the facilities to be afforded for making extracts, or taking copies of, the documents; and
b
may be varied or revoked by a subsequent notice.
3
Nothing in this section shall be taken to require a person who has acted as counsel or solicitor for any person to disclose any privileged communication made by or to him in that capacity.
4
A person who—
a
refuses or wilfully neglects to comply with a notice under this section, or
b
in furnishing any information in compliance with such a notice, makes any statement which he knows to be false in a material particular or recklessly makes any statement which is false in a material particular, or
c
with intent to deceive, produces in compliance with such a notice a document which is false in a material particular,
shall be liable on conviction on indictment or on summary conviction to a fine which, on summary conviction, shall not exceed the statutory maximum.
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6
It shall be the duty of—
a
the Equal Opportunities Commission,
b
the Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland, and
c
the Commission for Racial Equality,