Part 5Alternative business structures

Regulation of licensed bodies

I193Information

1

The relevant licensing authority in relation to a licensed body may by notice require a person within subsection (2)—

a

to provide information, or information of a description, specified in the notice, or

b

produce documents, or documents of a description, specified in the notice,

for the purpose of enabling the licensing authority to ascertain whether the terms of the licensed body's licence are being, or have been, complied with.

2

The persons are—

a

the licensed body;

b

any manager or employee (or former manager or employee) of the licensed body;

c

any non-authorised person who has an interest or an indirect interest, or holds a material interest, in the licensed body.

3

A notice under subsection (1)—

a

may specify the manner and form in which any information is to be provided;

b

must specify the period within which the information is to be provided or the document produced;

c

may require the information to be provided, or the document to be produced, to the licensing authority or to a person specified in the notice.

4

The licensing authority may, by notice, require a person within subsection (2) (or a representative of such a person) to attend at a time and place specified in the notice to provide an explanation of any information provided or document produced under this section.

5

The licensing authority may pay to any person such reasonable costs as may be incurred by that person in connection with—

a

the provision of any information, or production of any document, by that person pursuant to a notice under subsection (1), or

b

that person's compliance with a requirement imposed under subsection (4).

6

The licensing authority, or a person specified under subsection (3)(c) in a notice, may take copies of or extracts from a document produced pursuant to a notice under subsection (1).

7

For the purposes of this section and section 94, references to a licensed body include a body which was, but is no longer, a licensed body.