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knowing that the document or information is to be used for the purpose of providing information to the Commission in connection with any of its functions under this Part, commits an offence.

(3) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable—
 * (a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of $1,000,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or
 * (b) on summary conviction, to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

Division 5—Miscellaneous 56. Retention of property

(1) If property is produced to the Commission in response to a requirement under this Part or is obtained under a warrant issued under section 48, the Commission may retain that property—
 * (a) for as long as may be necessary for the purpose of its investigation; or
 * (b) where it may be required for legal proceedings, for as long as may be necessary for the purpose of those proceedings.

(2) If a document obtained under this Part is in the possession of the Commission, the Commission must, if requested by a person otherwise entitled to possession of the document, supply that person with a copy of the document certified by a member of the Commission to be a true copy of the original.

(3) Until such a certified copy is issued, the Commission must, at any time and place it considers appropriate, allow a person otherwise entitled to possession of the document, or a person authorized by that person, to inspect and make copies of or take extracts from the document.

(4) A certified copy of a document issued under this section is admissible in evidence in all courts as if it were the original.

57. Disposal of property

(1) If any property has come into possession of the Commission under this Ordinance, the Tribunal may order the disposal of the property in the manner provided in this section.

(2) The Tribunal may, either of its own motion or on application—
 * (a) make an order for the delivery of the property to the person who appears to the Tribunal to be entitled to the property;