# Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013, Section 4: Investigations


(1) The Adjudicator may investigate whether a large retailer has broken the Groceries Code if the Adjudicator has reasonable grounds to suspect that—
(a) the retailer has broken the Code; or
(b) the retailer has failed to follow a recommendation made under section 7.
(2) For powers to require a person to provide information, see Schedule 2.
(3) The Adjudicator may not carry out an investigation until the guidance required by section 12(1) has been published.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/19/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/groceries-code-adjudicator-act-2013/section-4
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