Schedule 2: Authorised officers: investigatory powers Power to require information, documents etc Effect
Paragraph 4 of this Schedule gives an authorised officer the power to require the provision of relevant information in connection with the Regulator’s building functions. This will be specified as such by the authorised officer in writing. The information required can be in any form; if it is held electronically, the officer may require that it be made legible and accessible. The officer will have the power to take copies of the information or documents required for further investigation.
	In order to ensure that no one can be required to provide information that incriminates themselves, paragraph 4(6) provides that information obtained from a person under this power may be used against them only in a prosecution for the offences in section 24 (providing false or misleading information to the regulator) and paragraph 6(1) of this Schedule (failing to provide information, documents etc when required to do so), perverting the course of justice or where that person makes a contradictory statement in evidence on their own behalf.
	Paragraph 4 also confers power on authorised officers to require facilities and assistance for a relevant purpose.