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Paragraph 3 Due diligence and record-keeping

United Kingdom

(1)

The Treasury may by regulations make provision requiring a relevant data-holder to—

(a)

take specified steps to verify relevant data before providing them to HMRC,

(b)

keep a record of—

(i)

the relevant data, and

(ii)

the steps taken by the relevant data-holder under paragraph (a) in relation to the relevant data, and

(c)

preserve those records for a specified period.

(2)

In this paragraph “relevant data” means data that a relevant-data holder is required by regulations under paragraph 1 to provide to HMRC.