(1)A person may not under section 21 be required to give, produce or provide any evidence or document if—
(a)he could not be required to do so if the proceedings of the inquiry were civil proceedings in a court in the relevant part of the United Kingdom, or
(b)the requirement would be incompatible with [F1[F2an assimilated] obligation].
(2)The rules of law under which evidence or documents are permitted or required to be withheld on grounds of public interest immunity apply in relation to an inquiry as they apply in relation to civil proceedings in a court in the relevant part of the United Kingdom.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 22(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Inquiries and Coroners (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1252), regs. 1(1), 2(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in s. 22(1)(b) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1424), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 57(3)