# The Artist’s Resale Right Regulations 2006, Regulation 15: Right to information


(1) A holder of resale right in respect of a sale, or a person acting on his behalf, shall have the right to obtain information by making a request under this regulation.
(2) Such a request—
(a) may be made to any person who (in relation to that sale) satisfies the condition mentioned in regulation 12(3)(a); but
(b) must be made within three years of the sale to which it relates.
(3) The information that may be so requested is any that may be necessary in order to secure payment of the resale royalty, and in particular to ascertain—
(a) the amount of royalty that is due; and
(b) where the royalty is not paid by the person to whom the request is made, the name and address of any person who is liable.
(4) The person to whom the request is made shall do everything within his power to supply the information requested within 90 days of the receipt of the request.
(5) If that information is not supplied within the period mentioned in paragraph (4), the person making the request may, in accordance with rules of court, apply to the county court for an order requiring the person to whom the request is made to supply the information.
(6) In Scotland, such an application shall be by way of summary application to the sheriff, and the procedure for breach of an order shall proceed in like manner as for a contempt of court.
(7) Information obtained under this regulation shall be treated as confidential.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2006/0110738209/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-artists-resale-right-regulations-2006/regulation-15
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