Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023
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Investigations by regulator | ||
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69. (1) In this section, “investigation” means an investigation of an alleged or suspected unfair trading practice. | ||
(2) The regulator may conduct investigations— | ||
(a) in response to a complaint, or | ||
(b) of its own initiative. | ||
(3) The regulator may require buyers and suppliers to provide information (including in writing) necessary to conduct investigations. | ||
(4) Where the regulator decides to investigate a complaint it shall conduct and conclude the investigation within a reasonable period of time. | ||
(5) At the conclusion of an investigation the regulator shall— | ||
(a) determine any enforcement or other action which it is appropriate for the regulator to take in relation to the conduct to which the investigation related, and | ||
(b) notify all relevant persons (including the person whose conduct was investigated, and the complainant in the case of an investigation responding to a complaint), subject to the provisions of section 51 . | ||
(6) The regulator may abstain from making a determination under subsection (5)(a) where such a determination would risk revealing the identity of a complainant or would risk disclosing any other information in respect of which the complainant considers that such disclosure would be harmful to its interests, provided that the complainant has identified that information in accordance with section 67 (4)(b). |