Section 72 — Pensions Act 2004: Provision of information

Provision of information 72 1 The Regulator may, by notice in writing, require any person to whom subsection (2) applies 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 Regulator’s functions. 1A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 This subsection applies to—

a a trustee or manager of an occupational or personal pension scheme, aa a member of the pension board of a public service pension scheme, b a professional adviser in relation to an occupational pension scheme, c the employer in relation to—

i an occupational pension scheme, or ii a personal pension scheme where direct payment arrangements exist in respect of one or more members of the scheme who are employees, and d any other person appearing to the Regulator to be a person who holds, or is likely to hold, information relevant to the exercise of the Regulator’s functions.

3 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.