9.—(1) If an authorised person is in possession of personal records obtained for the purposes of a joint inspection which are no longer required for those purposes, the authorised person must, not later than the date specified in paragraph (2)—
(a)in the case of original records, return them to the person or body from whom they were obtained; or
(b)in any other case, destroy them securely.
(2) The date specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) is the later of one year after—
(a)the date upon which the report of the inspection is submitted to the Scottish Ministers;
(b)if the report is published, the date of publication; or
(c)the final determination of any proceedings taken.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(c) “proceedings” means proceedings under the Act or any other enactment, before any court or tribunal, if those proceedings are connected to the service or subject to the joint inspection mentioned in paragraph (1).