Part 3British Transport Police

Information, &c.

I160Inquiry

1

The Secretary of State may appoint a person to inquire into a matter connected with the Police Force.

2

The Secretary of State may require a person appointed under this section to conduct the inquiry in public or in private.

3

A person appointed under this section may summon a person to attend at a specified time and place—

a

to give evidence;

b

to produce a document.

4

Where the Secretary of State receives a report of an inquiry under this section he shall, in so far as he thinks it in the public interest, publish a summary of the report.

5

In the application of this section to an inquiry held in Scotland subsection (3) shall have effect as if for “summon” there were substituted “ cite ”.