Commentary on provisions of Act Section 23: Power of Secretary of State
This section gives the Secretary of State a power to require information from persons who are or have been providers, or any other person who appears to have information relevant to the exercise of the Secretary of State’s functions under sections 105Z1 to 105Z26 of the Act. The section outlines the types of information that may be required, as well as the restrictions on this power and how it is to be enforced.
	The section inserts new sections 105Z27 to 105Z29 into the 2003 Act.