{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-northern-ireland-order-1996/schedule-3A/paragraph-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-northern-ireland-order-1996/schedule-3A/paragraph-8.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1996/275",
  "legislation_title": "The Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-northern-ireland-order-1996",
  "path": "schedule/3A/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The CMA may, by notice, require a person to produce a written statement with respect to a matter specified in the notice to—\n(a) a person who is considering, or is to consider, an application for a direction under paragraph 2; or\n(b) a group with the function of determining an appeal.\n(2) The power to require the production of a written statement includes power—\n(a) to specify the time and place at which it is to be produced; and\n(b) to require it to be verified by a statement of truth;\nand a statement required to be so verified must be disregarded unless it is so verified.\n(3) No person is to be compelled under this paragraph to produce a written statement with respect to any matter about which that person could not be compelled to give evidence in civil proceedings in the High Court.\n(4) A notice for the purposes of this paragraph may be issued on the CMA's behalf by an authorised member of the CMA.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3A inserted (6.2.2015) by Gas and Electricity Licence Modification and Appeals Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/1), reg. 3(3), Sch. 1 (with reg. 5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/275/schedule/3A/paragraph/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:42:12.938161+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}