178Examinations—consequential powers about documents

178 Examinations—consequential powers about documents (1) If a document is given to an authorised investigator under an examination notice, the investigator 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 an authorised investigator keeps a document given to the investigator under an examination notice, the investigator must, if asked by a person who would be entitled to inspect the document if it was not in the investigator’s possession— (a) give the person a copy of the document certified by the investigator 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.