s.9Information gathering powers
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Section 9Part 2 — Establishment, functions and administration of the Utility Regulation and Competition Office

Information gathering powers

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The Office may require a person to provide it with all such information as it considers necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions or exercising its powers under this Act or any other Law.
The information that may be required by the Office under subsection (1) includes, in particular, information that it requires for —
ascertaining whether a contravention of a condition or other requirement set or imposed by or under this Act has occurred or is occurring;
ascertaining or verifying the charges payable by a person under this Act;
ascertaining whether a contravention of a condition of a licence has occurred or is occurring;
the purposes of Part 12;
statistical purposes connected with the carrying out of any of the Office's functions under this Act; and
such other purposes as may be prescribed.
A person required to provide information under this section shall provide it in such manner and within such reasonable period as may be specified by the Office.
The Office shall not require the provision of information under this section except —
by a demand for the information that describes the required information and sets out the Office's reasons for requiring it; and
where the making of a demand for the information is proportionate to the use to which the information is to be put in the carrying out of the Office's functions or the exercising of its powers.
The reasons for requiring information for statistical purposes under this section shall set out the statistical purposes for which the information is required.
A demand for information required under this section shall be made in writing to the person from whom the information is required.

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