Regulation 22 Access to, and sale of, particulars in, or information derived from, the records

After regulation 28 (certificates of temporary exemption) insert the following regulations—

“Access to particulars in the records

29.

The Secretary of State may make particulars contained in the records (including the electronic record) available for use—

(a)

by a chief officer of police; or

(b)

on payment of a fee, if any is required by the Secretary of State to be paid, of such amount as appears to the Secretary of State to be reasonable in the circumstances of the case, by any person who can show to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that he has reasonable cause for wanting the particulars to be made available to him.

Sale of particulars in, and information derived from, the records

30.

The Secretary of State may sell particulars contained in, or information derived from, the records (including the electronic record)—

(a)

to such persons as he thinks fit, and

(b)

for such price and on such other terms, and subject to such restrictions, as he thinks fit,

if those particulars do not (or that information does not) identify the premises at which any examination was carried out or any person concerned with the carrying out of the examination.”.