Section 46: Investigatory powers of OFT.

Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 · 1990 c. 41View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part II: Legal Services

REPEALED on 2009-03-31 by Legal Services Act 2007.

The text below is from the dated revised snapshot immediately preceding this status change. It is historical and is not current law. View the historical source.

For the purpose of investigating any matter under section 45, the OFT may by notice in writing—

require any person to produce to it or to any person appointed by it for the purpose, at a time and place specified in the notice, any documents which are specified or described in the notice and which—
are in that person’s custody or under that person’s control; and
relate to any matter relevant to the investigation; or
require any person carrying on any business to furnish to it (within such time and in such manner and form as the notice may specify) such information as may be specified or described in the notice.

A person shall not be required under this section to produce any document or disclose any information which he would be entitled to refuse to produce or disclose on grounds of legal professional privilege in proceedings in the High Court.

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