56Abrogation of privileges

#### 56 Abrogation of privileges 56 Abrogation of privileges > > (1) This section applies where, under section 54 or 55, the Commission requires any person to produce— > > > > > (a) any statement of information, or > > > > > (b) any document or other thing. > > > (2) The Commission must set aside the requirement if it appears to the Commission that any person has a ground of privilege under which, in proceedings in a court of law, the person might resist a like requirement and it does not appear to the Commission that the person consents to compliance with the requirement. > > > (3) The person must, however, comply with the requirement despite— > > > > > (a) any rule that in proceedings in a court of law might justify an objection to compliance with a like requirement on grounds of public interest, or > > > > > (b) any privilege of a public authority or public official in that capacity that the authority or official could have claimed in a court of law, or > > > > > (c) any duty of secrecy or other restriction on disclosure applying to a public authority or public official or a former public authority or public official.