C1Part VI Official Listing
F1Power of competent authority to call for information
Ss. 89H-89J and cross-heading inserted (8.11.2006) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1267, 1300(1)(a)
89IRequirements in connection with call for information
1
The competent authority may require any information provided under section 89H to be provided in such form as it may reasonably require.
2
The competent authority may require—
a
any information provided, whether in a document or otherwise, to be verified in such manner as it may reasonably require;
b
any document produced to be authenticated in such manner as it may reasonably require.
3
If a document is produced in response to a requirement imposed under section 89H, the competent authority may—
a
take copies of or extracts from the document; or
b
require the person producing the document, or any relevant person, to provide an explanation of the document.
4
In subsection (3)(b) “relevant person”, in relation to a person who is required to produce a document, means a person who—
a
has been or is a director or controller of that person;
b
has been or is an auditor of that person;
c
has been or is an actuary, accountant or lawyer appointed or instructed by that person; or
d
has been or is an employee of that person.
5
If a person who is required under section 89H to produce a document fails to do so, the competent authority may require him to state, to the best of his knowledge and belief, where the document is.
Pt. 6 (ss. 72-103) applied (with modifications) (1.12.2001) by S.I. 1995/1537, Sch. 4 (as amended (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 511)