New section 131E: Power to require information
133.This section gives the FSA a power to require the production of information or documents in order to ascertain whether there has been a breach of any short selling rules.
134.Subsection (1) gives the FSA the power to require information or documents to be produced. This applies whether or not the person concerned is an “authorised person” under FSMA. Subsection (2) sets out the scope of this power – the FSA may only impose such a requirement on a person if the information or documents are required in order to enable the FSA to determine whether that person or any person connected to that person, has breached any provision of the short selling rules.
135.Subsections (3) to (5) allow the FSA to specify the time and form in which the information must be provided. They may also require the person providing the information to take reasonable steps specified by the FSA to verify the information provided. Subsection (7) defines what is meant by a “connected person” for the purpose of this section.
