Consumer Credit Act 2025 · Updated to 31 Dec 2025 · Part IX · Enforcement
111. Evidence obtained in investigations may be used in civil proceedings
Feedback & supportNotwithstanding any law, any document or information obtained by a Regulatory and Supervisory Authority in the exercise of its investigation powers against the following persons may be used by the Regulatory and Supervisory Authority in a civil enforcement action instituted by the Regulatory and Supervisory
document
“document” has the meaning assigned to it in section 3 of the Evidence Act 1950, and includes books as defined in the Companies Act 2016 and documents of title to assets;
Authority:
a credit provider;
a credit service provider;
any director, partner or officer of the person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);
any agent of the persons referred to in paragraph (a) or
; or
any other person.
For the avoidance of doubt, any document or information referred to in subsection (1) shall not be inadmissible in any civil proceedings under this Part to which the Regulatory and
Supervisory Authority is a party by reason only that it was obtained by the Regulatory and Supervisory Authority in the exercise of its investigation powers and the admissibility thereof shall be determined in accordance with the rules of evidence under any law.
For the purposes of this section—
the Regulatory and Supervisory Authority shall exclude the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living; and
the civil proceedings instituted by the Ministry of
Housing and Local Government shall be in the name of the Government.
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Criminal offences