(1) After section 446D of the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6) (inserted by section 1036 above) insert -
"Power to obtain information from former inspectors etc
446E. Obtaining information from former inspectors etc
(1) This section applies to a person who was appointed as an inspector under this Part -
(a) who has resigned, or
(b) whose appointment has been revoked.
(2) This section also applies to an inspector to whom the Secretary of State has given a direction under section 446B (termination of investigation).
(3) The Secretary of State may direct a person to whom this section applies to produce documents obtained or generated by that person during the course of his investigation to -
(a) the Secretary of State, or
(b) an inspector appointed under this Part.
(4) The power under subsection (3) to require production of a document includes power, in the case of a document not in hard copy form, to require the production of a copy of the document -
(a) in hard copy form, or
(b) in a form fr
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