440.The purpose of this section is to enable requests for information to be made by an enforcing authority in certain circumstances, with there being consequences should a person fail to comply with such requests. Failure to comply with an information notice is an offence under section 101 (subject to the defence detailed in section 101(2)), see also section 101(4)).
441.Subsection (1) provides that an enforcing authority may give an information notice to any person for the purposes of investigating compliance with any requirement that they have the function of enforcing, or exercising any other function of the authority under the Act or regulations made under it.
442.The remainder of the section makes provision in respect of information notices, including limitations on what may be required to be provided (subsection (4)), that it must include an explanation as to the consequences of failing to comply with a notice (subsection (5)(a)) and provision about the admissibility in evidence of information provided under this section (subsection (7)).
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