7.—(1) The FCA may, by notice in writing to a person who is (or was at any time) a self-regulatory organisation or a connected person, require that person to—
(a)provide specified information, or information of a specified description;
(b)produce specified documents, or documents of a specified description; or
(c)attend before an officer of the FCA at a time and place specified in the notice and answer questions.
(2) The information or documents must be provided or produced—
(a)before the end of such reasonable period as may be specified; and
(b)at such place as may be specified.
(3) An officer of the FCA who has written authorisation from the FCA to do so may require a person who is (or was at any time) a self-regulatory organisation or a connected person without delay to—
(a)provide the officer with specified information or information of a specified description; or
(b)produce to the officer specified documents or documents of a specified description.
(4) The powers in this regulation may only be exercised in relation to information or documents which are reasonably required by the FCA in connection with the exercise by the FCA of any of its functions under these Regulations.
(5) Where the FCA or an officer of the FCA requires information to be provided or documents to be produced under paragraph (1) or (3), the FCA or the officer must give the reasons why the information is required to be provided or the documents produced, unless the disclosure of those reasons would be likely to prejudice any criminal investigation or criminal proceedings.
(6) An officer of the FCA may require—
(a)information contained in a computer or other storage device, or recorded in any other way otherwise than in legible form to be produced to it in legible form or in a form from which the information can readily be produced in visible and legible form, and
(b)any information provided under this regulation to be provided in such form as the officer may reasonably require.
(7) The production of a document does not affect any lien which a person has on the document.