Availability of records
50 Availability of records
Inspection documents and other records held by the Council may be made available for inspection, without charge, by the owner of the substance, apparatus, product or premises to which those records relate or any person authorised in writing by the owner, subject to subsection (2), but shall not be open to inspection by any other person not exercising functions under this Act.
The records referred to in subsection (1) shall not be made available for inspection by any person and no copies thereof shall be taken —
where they relate to an accident involving any radioactive substance, irradiating apparatus or electronic product; or
where they contain or refer to design information submitted by a person other than the owner,
unless the Minister, in the public interest, otherwise directs.
Where a person is permitted by this section to inspect any records he may, on payment of the prescribed fee and subject to any conditions that may be required of him, be permitted to take a copy of those records.
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