Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Act 2025
Power of Bank to require information, records, plans, etc. | ||
12. (1) In this section, “person to whom this section applies” means, as the case may be— | ||
(a) a designated entity, | ||
(b) an ATM operator, | ||
(c) a CIT provider, or | ||
(d) any other entity which operates a cash service point on behalf of a designated entity. | ||
(2) Where the Bank considers it necessary to do so for the purposes of the performance of its functions under this Act, it may give a direction to a person to whom this section applies, in relation to the business of such person, to— | ||
(a) provide the information, | ||
(b) provide the records, or | ||
(c) prepare and provide the forecasts, plans, accounts or other documents, | ||
specified in the direction, to the Bank. | ||
(3) The information which may be specified in a direction given under subsection (2), may include, but not necessarily be limited to, any or all of the information referred to in section 6 (1). | ||
(4) A person to whom a direction is given under this section shall comply with it— | ||
(a) at such time or times, or within such period, and | ||
(b) at such place, | ||
as may be specified in the direction. | ||
(5) The Bank may require, in a direction given under this section, that information, records, forecasts, plans, accounts or other documents provided in compliance with the direction be certified or attested as to their authenticity or correctness in such manner as the Bank may reasonably require, including by statutory declaration. | ||
(6) The Bank may take copies of, or extracts from, any records or other documents provided in compliance with a direction under this section. | ||
(7) This section shall not limit any other power of the Bank to require the provision of information or records or the preparation and provision of documents. |