Section 191 — Pensions Act 2004: Notices requiring provision of information

Notices requiring provision of information 191 1 Any person to whom subsection (3) applies may be required by a notice in writing to produce any document, or provide any other information, which is—

a of a description specified in the notice, and b relevant to the exercise of the Board’s functions in relation to an occupational pension scheme.

2 A notice under subsection (1) may be given by—

a the Board, or b a person authorised by the Board for the purposes of this section in relation to the scheme.

3 This subsection applies to—

a a trustee or manager of the scheme, b a professional adviser in relation to the scheme, c the employer in relation to the scheme, d an insolvency practitioner in relation to the employer, and e any other person appearing to the Board, or person giving the notice, to be a person who holds, or is likely to hold, information relevant to the discharge of the Board’s functions in relation to the scheme.

4 Where the production of a document, or the provision of information, is required by a notice given under subsection (1), the document must be produced, or information must be provided, in such a manner, at such a place and within such a period as may be specified in the notice.