http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/1/section/83ZJBanking Act 2009An Act to make provision about banking.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-02-20Expert Participation2026-01-19 Banking Act 2009s. 4(8A) (8B)Financial Services Act 2012s. 96(3)Sch. 20s. 122(3)Banking Act 2009s. 8(2)(d) and wordFinancial Services Act 2012s. 96(4)(b)Sch. 20s. 122(3) Part 1Chapter 483ZJ1If the Bank of England has power under this Part to require a person to produce a document but it appears that the document is in the possession of a third person, that power may be exercised in relation to the third person.2If a document is produced in response to a requirement imposed under this Part, the person to whom it is produced may—atake copies or extracts from the document, orbrequire the person producing the document, or any relevant person, to provide an explanation of the document.3A document so produced may be retained for so long as the person to whom it is produced considers that it is necessary to retain it (rather than copies of it) for the purposes for which the document was requested.4If the person to whom a document is so produced has reasonable grounds for believing—athat the document may have to be produced for the purposes of any legal proceedings, andbthat it might otherwise be unavailable for those purposes,it may be retained until the proceedings are concluded.5If a person who is required under this Part to produce a document fails to do so, the Bank or an investigator may require that person to state, to the best of that person’s knowledge and belief, where the document is.6A lawyer may be required under this Part to furnish the name and address of the lawyer’s client.7No person may be required under this Part to disclose information or produce a document in respect of which the person (“A”) owes an obligation of confidence by virtue of carrying on the business of banking unless—aA is the person under investigation or a member of that person’s group,bthe person to whom the obligation of confidence is owed is the person under investigation or a member of that person’s group,cthe person to whom the obligation of confidence is owed consents to the disclosure or production, ordthe imposing on A of a requirement with respect to such information or document has been specifically authorised by the Bank.8If a person claims a lien on a document, its production under this Part does not affect the lien.9In this section—“controller” has the same meaning as in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (see section 422),“group” has the meaning given by section 3(2)(b),“investigator” means a person appointed under section 83ZC or 83ZD,“relevant person”, in relation to a person who is required to produce a document, means a person who—has been or is or is proposed to be a director or controller of that person,has been or is an auditor of that person,has been or is an actuary, accountant or lawyer appointed or instructed by that person, orhas been or is an employee of that person.Pt. 1 restricted (7.1.2010) by Banking Act 2009 (Exclusion of Insurers) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/35), arts. 1, 2Pt. 1: power to amend conferred (1.3.2014) by Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (c. 33), ss. 17(3)(f), 148(5); S.I. 2014/377, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. Pt. 2Pt. 1 Ch. 4 inserted (1.1.2015) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3329), arts. 1(2), 97