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20. For Article 440 of the 1986 Order (Department's power to require production of documents) substitute—
440.—(1) The Department may act under paragraphs (2) and (3) in relation to a company.
(2) The Department may give directions to the company requiring it—
(a)to produce such documents (or documents of such description) as may be specified in the directions;
(b)to provide such information (or information of such description) as may be so specified.
(3) The Department may authorise a person (an investigator) to require the company or any other person—
(a)to produce such documents (or documents of such description) as the investigator may specify;
(b)to provide such information (or information of such description) as the investigator may specify.
(4) A person on whom a requirement under paragraph (3) is imposed may require the investigator to produce evidence of his authority.
(5) A requirement under paragraph (2) or (3) must be complied with at such time and place as may be specified in the directions or by the investigator (as the case may be).
(6) The production of a document in pursuance of this Article does not affect any lien which a person has on the document.
(7) The Department or the investigator (as the case may be) may take copies of or extracts from a document produced in pursuance of this Article.
(8) A “document” includes information recorded in any form.
(9) In relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, the power to require production of it includes power to require the production of a copy of it in legible form or in a form from which it can readily be produced in visible and legible form.”.
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