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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-wales-measure-2011/section-46",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-wales-measure-2011/section-46.json",
  "legislation": "mwa/2011/5",
  "legislation_title": "Housing (Wales) Measure 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-wales-measure-2011",
  "path": "section/46",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "46",
  "heading": "Inspector's powers to require provision of documents or information",
  "text": "After paragraph 19D of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1996 insert—\n“Inspector's powers to require provision of documents or information\n19E (1) An inspector may by notice require a person to provide specified documents or information.\n(2) A requirement may specify—\n(a) the form and manner in which a document or information is to be provided (which may include the provision of a legible copy of information stored electronically);\n(b) when and where it is to be provided.\n(3) The inspector may copy or record documents or information provided.\n(4) Failure to comply with a requirement without reasonable excuse is an offence.\n(5) Intentionally altering, suppressing or destroying a document or information to which a requirement relates is an offence.\n(6) If a person fails to comply with a requirement the High Court may, on an application by the inspector, make an order for the purpose of remedying the failure.\n(7) In this paragraph “inspector” means—\n(a) the Welsh Ministers, or\n(b) a person authorised in writing by the Welsh Ministers to exercise the powers under this paragraph for the purpose of an inspection under paragraph 19C.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 46 in force at 18.10.2011 by S.I. 2011/2475, arts. 1(2), 2(g)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2011/5/section/46",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:18:38.200168+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."
}