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Paragraph 4 Production of documents

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(1)

A request under paragraph 3 may include a request to produce specified documents or documents of a specified kind or description.

(2)

Where the Treasury request that documents be produced, they may—

(a)

take copies of or extracts from any document so produced;

(b)

request any person producing a document to give an explanation of it; and

(c)

where that person is a body corporate, request any person who is a present or past officer of, or employee of, the body corporate to give such an explanation.

(3)

Where the Treasury request a designated person or a person acting under a licence granted under regulation 7 to produce documents, that person must—

(a)

take reasonable steps to obtain the documents, if not already in the person’s possession or control; and

(b)

keep the documents under the person’s possession or control (except for the purpose of providing them to the Treasury or as the Treasury may otherwise permit).