Part 5Enforcement of the levy and penalties

Chapter 1Investigatory powers

Information notices

37Protection for privileged communications between legal advisers and clients

(1)

An information notice does not require a person—

(a)

to provide privileged information, or

(b)

to produce any part of a document that is privileged.

(2)

For the purposes of this Part, information or a document is privileged if it is information or a document in respect of which a claim to confidentiality of communications as between client and professional legal adviser could be maintained in legal proceedings.