Regulation 8 Power to require the production of informationI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Where the Secretary of State considers it necessary for the carrying out of the Secretary of State's functions under these Regulations, the Secretary of State may give notice to a F1Union importer requiring the Union importer to provide the Secretary of State the information specified in the notice.

(2)

A notice under paragraph (1) must be in writing and specify the purpose for which the information is required.

(3)

The notice—

(a)

must specify the time within which the Union importer to whom it is given must comply with it;

(b)

may specify—

(i)

the manner in which the Union importer to whom it is given must comply with it; and

(ii)

the form in which the information must be provided.

(4)

The notice may require—

(a)

the creation of documents, or documents of a description, specified in the notice; and

(b)

the provision of those documents to the Secretary of State.

(5)

A requirement to provide information or create a document is a requirement to do so in a legible form.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 8 substituted (8.3.2021) by The Conflict Minerals (Compliance) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/145), regs. 1(1), 3

Commencement

I1: Reg. 8 in force at 1.1.2021, see reg. 1(1)