95Power of enforcing authority to give information notice(1)

An enforcing authority may give an information notice to any person for the purpose of—

(a)

investigating compliance with any requirement that the authority has the function of enforcing, or

(b)

exercising any other function of the authority under this Act or regulations made under it.

(2)

An information notice is a notice requiring the person to give the authority specified information or specified documents within a specified period.

(3)

An information notice may specify—

(a)

how any information or document must be given;

(b)

the form in which it must be given.

(4)

An information notice may not require a person to give any information or document in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.

(5)

An information notice must—

(a)

state that it is a notice given under this section, and

(b)

explain the consequences of failing to comply with it.

(6)

An enforcing authority that has given an information notice to a person may withdraw the notice at any time by giving a further notice to the person.

(7)

Information that a person gives to an enforcing authority under this section is not admissible in evidence against the person in criminal proceedings except—

(a)

in proceedings for an offence under section 101(1)(a),

(b)

in proceedings for an offence under section 108 (providing false or misleading information),

(c)

in proceedings for an offence of perverting the course of justice, or

(d)

if in the proceedings—

(i)

in giving evidence the person makes a statement inconsistent with the information, and

(ii)

evidence‍ relating to the information that was given is adduced, or a question relating to it is asked, by or on behalf of the person.

(8)

In this section, “specified” means specified in the information notice.