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Airports Act 1986

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73 Furnishing of information etc. to CAA.

(1) The CAA may by notice in writing served on any person require him at such time or times as may be specified in the notice— (a) to produce to the CAA such documents or descriptions of documents specified in the notice, and (b) to furnish to the CAA, in such form as may be specified in the notice, such accounts, estimates, returns or other information, as the CAA may reasonably require for the purpose of performing its functions under this Act or for the purpose of giving any advice, assistance or information to the Secretary of State in connection with the performance by him of any functions under this Act. (2) A person shall not by virtue of subsection (1) be compelled— (a) to produce any documents which he could not be compelled to produce in civil proceedings before the High Court or (in Scotland) the Court of Sessions, or (b) in complying with any requirement for the furnishing of information, to give any information which he could not be compelled to give in evidence in such proceedings. (3) Any person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a notice served on him under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the fifth level on the standard scale. (4) Any person who, in purported compliance with the requirements of any such notice, knowingly or recklessly furnishes information which is false in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence and liable— (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

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73 Furnishing of information etc. to CAA.

(1) The CAA may by notice in writing served on any person require him at such time or times as may be specified in the notice— (a) to produce to the CAA such documents or descriptions of documents specified in the notice, and (b) to furnish to the CAA, in such form as may be specified in the notice, such accounts, estimates, returns or other information, as the CAA may reasonably require for the purpose of performing its functions under this Act or for the purpose of giving any advice, assistance or information to the Secretary of State in connection with the performance by him of any functions under this Act. (2) A person shall not by virtue of subsection (1) be compelled— (a) to produce any documents which he could not be compelled to produce in civil proceedings before the High Court or (in Scotland) the Court of Sessions, or (b) in complying with any requirement for the furnishing of information, to give any information which he could not be compelled to give in evidence in such proceedings. (3) Any person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a notice served on him under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the fifth level on the standard scale. (4) Any person who, in purported compliance with the requirements of any such notice, knowingly or recklessly furnishes information which is false in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence and liable— (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

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