# Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, Section 172: Additional power of persons appointed as a result of section 168(1) , (4) or (4B).


(1) An investigator has the powers conferred by section 171.
(2) An investigator may also require a person who is neither the subject of the investigation (“the person under investigation”) nor a person connected with the person under investigation—
(a) to attend before the investigator at a specified time and place and answer questions; or
(b) otherwise to provide such information as the investigator may require for the purposes of the investigation.
(3) A requirement may only be imposed under subsection (2) if the investigator is satisfied that the requirement is necessary or expedient for the purposes of the investigation.
(4) “Investigator” means a person appointed as a result of subsection (1) , (4) or (4B) of section 168.
(5) “Specified” means specified in a notice in writing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/8/section/172 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000/section-172
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