Section 122C: Power to require information: supplementary, Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

If a document is produced in response to a requirement imposed under section 122B, the FCA may—

take copies of, or extracts from, the document; or

require the person producing the document, or any relevant person, to provide an explanation of the document.

In subsection (1)(b) "relevant person", in relation to a person who is required to produce a document, means a person who—

has been, 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; or

has been or is an employee of that person.

If a person who is required under section 122B to produce a document fails to do so, the FCA may require the person to state, to the best of the person's knowledge and belief, where the document is.

A lawyer may be required under section 122B to provide the name and address of the lawyer's client.

A person ("P") may not be required under section 122A or 122B to disclose information or produce a document in respect of which P owes an obligation of confidence by virtue of carrying on the business of banking unless condition A, B or C is met.

Condition A is met if the FCA suspects that P or a member of P's group—

has contravened Article 14 (prohibition of insider dealing and of unlawful disclosure of inside information) or Article 15 (prohibition of market manipulation) of the market abuse regulation; or

has contravened, or been knowingly concerned in the contravention of—

a provision of the market abuse regulation other than Article 14 or 15 of that regulation; or

a provision of a supplementary EU regulation.

Condition B is met if the FCA suspects that the person to whom the obligation of confidence is owed or a member of that person's group—

has contravened Article 14 or Article 15 of the market abuse regulation; or

has contravened, or been knowingly concerned in the contravention of—

a provision of the market abuse regulation other than Article 14 or 15 of that regulation; or

a provision of a supplementary EU regulation.

Condition C is met if the person to whom the obligation of confidence is owed consents to the disclosure or production.

If a person claims a lien on a document, its production under section 122B does not affect the lien.

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