70HOrder requiring supply of information and answers to questions

70H Order requiring supply of information and answers to questions (1) For the purpose of monitoring compliance with this Act or the regulations or carrying out any audit under this Act, an inspector, with the written approval of the Director, may apply to the Magistrates' Court for an order requiring a person at a time and place specified by an inspector— (a) to answer orally or in writing any questions put by an inspector relating to an estate agency business; or (b) to supply orally or in writing information required by an inspector in relation to an estate agency business; or (c) to produce to the inspector specified documents or documents of a specified class in relation to an estate agency business. (2) If the Magistrates' Court is satisfied on the basis of evidence presented by the Director that the order is necessary for the purpose of monitoring compliance with this Act or the regulations, the Court may grant the order sought. (3) An order under this section must state a day, not later than 28 days after the making of the order, on which the order ceases to have effect. (4) An inspector who executes an order under this section must, as soon as practicable after that execution, notify the Magistrates' Court in writing of the time and place of execution of the order. S. 70I inserted by No. 103/2004 s. 40.