Payment Services Act 2019 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4A · Investigations
76L. Power of Authority to order production of books, provision of information or giving of access to data
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For the purpose of an investigation under this Division, the Authority may, in writing, require —
investigation
“investigation”, in relation to a regulatory authority, means an investigation to determine if a specified person has contravened or is contravening a law or regulatory requirement, being a law or regulatory requirement that relates to the payment systems or payment services of the foreign country of the regulatory authority concerned;
a person who is believed to possess, or to have power to access, any book, or who is believed to possess any information, relating to any matter under investigation; or
access
“access”, in relation to a payment system, means an entitlement or eligibility to be a participant in the payment system;
a person who is believed to have power to access any data relating to any matter under investigation,to —
produce the book or a copy of the book, or to provide the information, at the time and place specified in the written requirement;
book
“book” includes any record, register, document or other record of information and any account or accounting record, however compiled, recorded or stored, whether in written or printed form or on microfilm or by electronic process or otherwise;
give the Authority or any officer of the Authority who is authorised by the Authority for this purpose (called in this section an investigator) access to the book or data; or
provide such reasonable assistance as the Authority or an investigator may require for the purposes of accessing the book or data.