Part XI Information Gathering and Investigations
Conduct of investigations
172 Additional power of persons appointed as a result of section 168(1) or (4).
(1)
An investigator has the powers conferred by section 171.
(2)
An investigator may also require a person who is neither the subject of the investigation (“the person under investigation”) nor a person connected with the person under investigation—
(a)
to attend before the investigator at a specified time and place and answer questions; or
(b)
otherwise to provide such information as the investigator may require for the purposes of the investigation.
(3)
A requirement may only be imposed under subsection (2) if the investigator is satisfied that the requirement is necessary or expedient for the purposes of the investigation.
(4)
“Investigator” means a person appointed as a result of subsection (1) or (4) of section 168.
(5)
“Specified” means specified in a notice in writing.