163Production orders—consequential powers about

163 Production orders—consequential powers about documents (1) If a document is given to a police officer under a production order, the officer may— (a) take possession of, and make copies of, or take extracts from, the document; and (b) keep the document for the period necessary for this Act. (2) If a police officer keeps a document given to the officer under a production order, the officer must, if asked by a person who would be entitled to inspect the document if it was not in the officer’s possession— (a) give the person a copy of the document certified by the officer in writing to be a true copy of the document; or (b) at any reasonable time, allow the person to inspect the document, make copies of it or take extracts from it. (3) If a document is made available to a police officer for inspection under a production order as varied under section 162, the officer may make copies of, or take extracts from, the document. Note 1 For general provisions about a proceeding for an examination order the person to whom the notice applies or the public being present (see s 243).