Pawnbrokers Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Regulation of Pawnbrokers, Etc.
30. Power to order production of information, document or thing
Feedback & supportThe Registrar may, in writing, order a person —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Pawnbrokers appointed under section 5, and includes any Deputy Registrar of Pawnbrokers or Assistant Registrar of Pawnbrokers exercising the functions of the Registrar;
to produce any information, document or thing in the person’s possession or control that the Registrar considers relevant for deciding whether this Act has been contravened; or
to give the Registrar access to that information, document or thing.
Subsection (1) does not apply to customer information (as defined in section 40A of the Banking Act 1970) kept by a financial institution.
A person ordered to produce any information, document or thing may cause the information, document or thing to be produced instead of producing it in person.
It shall be an offence for a person to —
fail to comply with the Registrar’s order under subsection (1) without reasonable excuse; or
knowingly obstruct or prevent, or attempt to obstruct or prevent, a person from complying with the Registrar’s order under subsection (1).