# The Hemp (Third Country Imports) Regulations 2002, Regulation 10: Record keeping


(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a licensed importer shall keep any contract, bill, invoice, account, receipt or any other document relating to an import of hemp from a third country for—
(a) four years, in the case of an import of hemp seeds other than for sowing; and
(b) three years, in the case of an import of any other class of hemp, beginning from the end of the year in which it was drawn up.
(2) If the licensed importer transfers the original of any such document to another person in the normal course of business, he shall instead keep a copy of that document for that period.
(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply where the document has been removed by any person lawfully authorised to remove it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/787/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hemp-third-country-imports-regulations-2002/regulation-10
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