Powers in relation to order to produce

In force

(1)

An authorised officer to whom a business record is produced under an order to produce may retain it for a reasonable time to determine its evidentiary value.

(2)

An authorised officer to whom a business record is produced may, if necessary to preserve the evidentiary value of the record or to subject it to forensic analysis —

(a)

seize the record; and

(b)

whether or not the record is seized, make a forensic analysis of it; and

(c)

make and retain a copy of it.

(3)

A person who produces a business record in compliance with an order to produce is not liable to any action or remedy by any person at common law for producing that record.

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