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Housing and Regeneration Act 2008

Section 208 - Inquiry: evidence

611.Subsection (1) gives the inquirer the power, by giving a notice, to require persons to provide specified documents and information.

612.Subsection (2) explains that the notice may require evidence to be given on oath (and the inquirer may administer oaths for that purpose).

613.Subsection (3) limits the power in subsection (1) so that it can only be exercised over documents or information that the regulator would have a power over under section 107.

614.Subsection (4) specifies that the provisions of section 107 (3) to (7), and section 108 apply to this section modified as necessary to the specific purpose of the section.

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