Part X

Miscellaneous and general

Inspection of registers etc.

Inspection of Commission’s registers etc.
149
1
This section applies to any register kept by the Commission under—
a
section 23;
b
section 69;
ba
section 71V;
c
section 89; . . .
d
section 107.
e
paragraph 19 of Schedule 7;
f
paragraph 7 of Schedule 19A.
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,
ba
section 95F,
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.
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S. 149 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; s. 149 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(2); s. 149 in force at 16.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 Pt. II)
S. 149(1)(ba) inserted (11.9.2006 for E.W.S. for certain purposes, 1.7.2008 for N.I. and otherwise prosp.) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 61(3), 77(2); S.I. 2006/1972, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 20(a) (subject to art. 4, Sch. 2) (as substituted by S.I. 2006/2268, art. 3); S.I. 2008/1656, art. 2 (subject to art. 3, Sch. 1)
S. 149(1)(e)(f) inserted (1.1.2010) by Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c. 12), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 6 para. 24; S.I. 2009/3084, art. 4(j)
Word in s. 149(1) repealed (1.1.2010) by Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c. 12), ss. 39, 43, Sch. 7; S.I. 2009/3084, art. 4(k)(iv)
S. 149(2)-(5) applied (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 2 para. 8; S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
S. 149(8)-(11) omitted (8.3.2018) by virtue of The Transparency of Donations and Loans etc. (Northern Ireland Political Parties) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/328), arts. 1(2), 4
S. 149(6)(ba) inserted (30.1.2014) by Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (c. 4), ss. 33(3), 45(3)(b) (with s. 46(1)(2))
S. 149(2)-(5)(7) applied (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 1 para. 42; S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2