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Paragraph 2 Supply of record of anonymous entries to petition officer: England and Wales and Scotland

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

Whenever the registration officer supplies a copy of the register or notice in accordance with paragraph 1 to a petition officer, the registration officer must also supply a copy of the record of anonymous entries so far as it relates to that register.

(2)

The petition officer to whom a copy of the record has been supplied under this paragraph must not, other than for the purposes of a petition—

(a)

supply a copy of the record to any other person;

(b)

disclose any information contained in it; or

(c)

make use of such information.

(3)

The petition officer supplied with a copy of the record under this paragraph must take proper precautions for its safe custody.