# The Extensification Payment Regulations 2001, Regulation 12: Powers in relation to documents


An authorised person may—
(a) require a claimant or any officer, employee, servant or agent of a claimant to produce any claimant’s document in his possession or under his control and to supply such additional information in that person’s possession or under his control relating to a claim as the authorised person may reasonably request;
(b) examine any claimant’s document referred to in sub-paragraph (a) and, where it is kept by means of a computer, have access to, and inspect and check the operation of, any computer and any associated apparatus or material which is or has been used in connection with that claimant’s document;
(c) make such copies of any claimant’s document referred to in sub-paragraph (a) as he may think fit; and
(d) seize and retain any claimant’s document referred to in sub-paragraph (a) which he has reason to believe may be required as evidence in proceedings under these Regulations and, where any such claimant’s document is kept by means of a computer, require it to be produced in a form in which it may be taken away.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/864/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/extensification-payment-regulations-2001/regulation-12
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