Possession of document or other thing by authorized officer
87 Possession of document or other thing by authorized officer
If an authorized officer has possession of any record, other document or other thing for the purposes of this Act, the authorized officer – must, as soon as practicable, give a receipt to the apparent owner of that record, other document or other thing or the person who delivered it to the officer or from whose possession it was taken; and may retain the record, other document or other thing for so long as is necessary for those purposes.
If any person otherwise entitled to possession of a record or other document retained by an authorized officer so requests the Commissioner in writing, the Commissioner must provide to the person as soon as practicable a copy of the record of other document that the Commissioner has certified to be a true copy.
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