Paragraph 5 Associated powers

An authorised officer entering business premises in exercise of the powers under paragraph 3 may—

(a)

take with the officer such equipment as appears to the officer to be necessary;

(b)

require any person on the premises—

(i)

to produce any document which the officer considers relevant to the purpose of deciding under regulation 19 whether there has been a misuse of aid by the beneficiary; and

(ii)

if the document is produced, to provide an explanation of it;

(c)

require any person on the premises to state, to the best of the person’s knowledge and belief, where any document referred to in sub-paragraph (b) is to be found;

(d)

take copies of any document which is produced;

(e)

require any information which is stored in any electronic form and is accessible from the premises and which the officer considers relevant to the purpose of deciding under regulation 19 whether there has been a misuse of aid by the beneficiary to be produced in a form—

(i)

in which it can be taken away; and

(ii)

in which it is visible and legible or from which it can be readily be produced in a visible and legible form; and

(f)

take any steps which appear to be necessary for the purpose of preserving or preventing interference with any document which the officer considers relates to any matter relevant to the purpose of deciding under regulation 19 whether there has been a misuse of aid by the beneficiary.