[F19(1)A person may, at a reasonable time and without making payment, inspect any proposal made or notice of appeal given under regulations made under section 55 above, if made or given as regards a list which is in force when inspection is sought or has been in force at any time in the preceding 5 years.E+W
(2)A person may—
(a)make copies of (or of extracts from) a document mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above, or
(b)require a person having custody of such a document to supply to him a photographic copy of (or of extracts from) the document.
(3)If a reasonable charge is required for a facility under sub-paragraph (2) above, the sub-paragraph shall not apply unless the person seeking to avail himself of the facility pays the charge.
(4)If without reasonable excuse a person having custody of a document mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above—
(a)intentionally obstructs a person in exercising a right under sub-paragraph (1) or (2)(a) above, or
(b)refuses to supply a copy to a person entitled to it under sub-paragraph (2)(b) above,
he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 9 paras. 8 and 9 substituted for para. 8 by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), s. 139, Sch. 5 para. 48