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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/2012-12-19</dc:identifier><dc:title>Financial Services Act 2012</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to amend the Bank of England Act 1998, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the Banking Act 2009; to make other provision about financial services and markets; to make provision about the exercise of certain statutory functions relating to building societies, friendly societies and other mutual societies; to amend section 785 of the Companies Act 2006; to make provision enabling the Director of Savings to provide services to other public bodies; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2025-01-20</dc:modified><dct:valid>2012-12-19</dct:valid>
					
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          <Strong>PART 5</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Inquiries and investigations</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/part/5/crossheading/inquiries/2012-12-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/part/5/crossheading/inquiries" NumberOfProvisions="5" RestrictEndDate="2013-07-26" RestrictStartDate="2013-04-01" Match="false" id="part-5-crossheading-inquiries"><Title><Emphasis>Inquiries</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2013-04-01" Match="false"><Title>Powers of appointed person and procedure</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/2012-12-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/70" id="section-70"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">70</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/1/2012-12-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/1" id="section-70-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The person appointed to hold an inquiry under section 69 (“A”) may—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/1/a/2012-12-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/1/a" id="section-70-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>obtain such information from such persons and in such manner as A thinks fit,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/1/b/2012-12-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/1/b" id="section-70-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>make such inquiries as A thinks fit, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/1/c/2012-12-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/1/c" id="section-70-1-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>determine the procedure to be followed in connection with the inquiry.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/2/2012-12-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/2" id="section-70-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A may require any person who, in A's opinion, is able to provide any information, or produce any document, which is relevant to the inquiry to provide any such information or produce any such document.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/3/2012-12-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/3" id="section-70-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>For the purposes of an inquiry, A has the same powers as the court in respect of the attendance and examination of witnesses (including the examination of witnesses abroad) and in respect of the production of documents.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/4/2012-12-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/4" id="section-70-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>“<Term id="term-the-court">The court</Term>” means—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/4/a/2012-12-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/4/a" id="section-70-4-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the High Court, or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/4/b/2012-12-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/70/4/b" id="section-70-4-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in Scotland, the Court of Session.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary></Legislation>