Section 27(5)

An investigating officer entering any premises under this section may— take with him such equipment as appears to him to be necessary; require any person on the premises— to produce any document which he considers relates to any matter relevant to the investigation; and if the document is produced, to provide an explanation of it; require any person to state, to the best of his knowledge and belief, where any such document is to be found; take copies of, or extracts from, any document which is produced; require any information which is stored in any electronic form and is accessible from the premises and which the investigating officer considers relates to any matter relevant to the investigation, to be produced in a form— in which it can be taken away, and in which it is visible and legible or from which it can readily be produced in a visible and legible form. take any steps which appear to be necessary for the purpose of preserving or preventing interference with any document which he considers relates to any matter relevant to the investigation.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04