PART 4

MISCELLANEOUS

Historic environment records

Access to historic environment records
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1
The Welsh Ministers—
a
must make each historic environment record available for public inspection in such manner as they consider appropriate;
b
must, where a person requests a copy of part of a historic environment record or details accessed by means of such a record, and it appears to the Welsh Ministers that the request is reasonable, provide the person with a copy of that part of the record or those details;
c
must make available to a person wishing to inspect a historic environment record advice on or assistance with retrieving and understanding information provided in the record or accessed by means of the record;
d
must, where a person requests the retrieval of information provided in a historic environment record or accessed by means of such a record and it appears to the Welsh Ministers that the request is reasonable, compile for the person a document containing the information.
2
In assessing for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) or (d) whether a request is reasonable, the matters which the Welsh Ministers may take into account include any previous such requests made by or on behalf of the person concerned.
3
The Welsh Ministers may charge a fee for—
a
providing a copy or details under subsection (1)(b);
b
providing advice or assistance under subsection (1)(c);
c
compiling a document under subsection (1)(d).
4
A fee charged under subsection (3) must be calculated by reference to the cost of providing the service to which the fee relates.