Authorised officer may require access to ratepayer details
83O Authorised officer may require access to ratepayer details
For the purposes of exercising a power under this Act, an authorised officer may require the person having custody of any records relating to ratepayers (within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1989) to produce them to the officer.
On production of any records under subsection (1), an authorised officer may—
inspect the records for the purposes of finding—
the name and address or other contact details of a ratepayer; or
the address or description of any land in respect of which the ratepayer is liable to pay rates and charges under Part 8 of the Local Government Act 1989; and
take extracts or copies from the records for the purpose of exercising a power under this Act.
An authorised officer must not be charged a fee for any thing required to be done, or done, by the authorised officer under this section.
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