Finance Act 1974

23 (1) This paragraph applies to the following documents and records that is to say all books, accounts and other documents and records whatsoever which—

(a) relate to any transfer of stock or marketable securities with respect to which a certificate has at any time been given by an authorised depositary for the purposes of paragraph 21 of this Schedule ; and

(b) are, or have at any time been, documents or records of that depositary.

(2) Any person who has under his control any documents or records to which this paragraph applies—

(a) shall, whenever required to do so by an authorised officer of the Commissioners, produce to that officer for inspection all documents and records to which this paragraph applies which that person has under his control, or such of those documents and records as the officer may specify ; and

(b) if he has the documents or records in question under his control in connection with any business or profession carried on by him, shall, if so required by the officer, admit the officer to any premises at which that business or profession is carried on and produce them there to the officer for inspection :

Provided that nothing in this sub-paragraph shall be taken to require any person who has acted as counsel or solicitor for any person to disclose any privileged communication made to him in that capacity.

(3) Any person who fails to comply with any requirement imposed under the preceding sub-paragraph by an authorised officer of the Commissioners shall be liable to a fine of £50.