S.L. 546.1 Art. 10Information notices.

(1) If the regulatory authority has received an application for a decision or reasonably requires any information for the purpose of determining whether a public sector body has complied or is complying with any of the requirements of these regulations, it may serve the public sector body with an information notice requiring it, within such time as is specified in the notice, to furnish the regulatory authority, in such a manner as may be so specified, with such information as is so specified relating to the application.

(2) An information notice shall specify the purpose for which the regulatory authority requires the information and, where it refers to information recorded in a document, shall include such details as are reasonably necessary to enable a responsible officer of the public sector body to identify that document.

(3) A public sector body shall not be required by virtue of this regulation to make available to the regulatory authority any information in respect of:

(a) any communication between a professional legal adviser and his client in connection with the giving of legal advice to the client with respect to his obligations, liabilities or rights under this regulation; or

(b) any communication between a professional legal adviser and his client, or between such an adviser or his client and any other person, made in connection with or in contemplation of proceedings under or arising out of this regulation (including proceedings before the Tribunal) and for the purposes of such proceedings.

(4) In sub-regulation (3) references to the client of a professional legal adviser include references to any person representing such a client.

(5) The regulatory authority may cancel an information notice by written notice to the public sector body on which it was served.