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Part XMiscellaneous and general

Inspection of registers etc.

149Inspection of Commission’s registers etc

(1)This section applies to any register kept by the Commission under—

(a)section 23;

(b)section 69;

(c)section 89; or

(d)section 107.

(2)The Commission shall make a copy of the register available for public inspection during ordinary office hours, either at the Commission’s offices or at some convenient place appointed by them.

(3)The Commission may make other arrangements for members of the public to have access to the contents of the register.

(4)If requested to do so by any person, the Commission shall supply him with a copy of the register or any part of it.

(5)The Commission may charge such reasonable fee as they may determine in respect of—

(a)any inspection or access allowed under subsection (2) or (3); or

(b)any copy supplied under subsection (4).

(6)Subsections (2) to (5) shall apply in relation to any document a copy of which the Commission are for the time being required to make available for public inspection by virtue of—

(a)section 46,

(b)section 84,

(c)section 100, or

(d)section 124,

as they apply in relation to any register falling within subsection (1).

(7)Where any register falling within subsection (1) or any document falling within subsection (6) is held by the Commission in electronic form, any copy—

(a)made available for public inspection under subsection (2), or

(b)supplied under subsection (4),

must be made available, or (as the case may be) supplied, in a legible form.