125Retaining of documents by authorised officer etc.

#### 125 Retaining of documents by authorised officer etc. (1) An authorised officer of the ESOS agency for a registered provider, or a person covered by subsection (3) who has the authorised officer’s permission, may retain a document given to the authorised officer under this Division: (a) for the purposes of this Act; or (b) for the purposes of an investigation as to whether an offence has been committed; or (c) to enable evidence of an offence to be secured for the purposes of a prosecution. (2) However, the document must not be retained for longer than 60 days after the authorised officer was given the document. > Note: The authorised officer may apply to retain the document for a further period: see section 128. (3) This subsection covers a person if the person is an employee of the same ESOS agency as the authorised officer.