Copies of documentsS
7.—[F1(1)] Where a document is made available for inspection under these Regulations, any person may make a copy (whether hand written or by other means) of the whole or any part of it.
[F2(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the full register.
(3) A person inspecting the full register may not–
(a)make copies of any part of it, or
(b)record any particulars included in it,
otherwise than by means of hand-written notes.
(4) A person who inspects the full register and makes a copy of it or records any particulars included in it otherwise than by means of hand-written notes shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(5) In this regulation “full register” includes–
(a)any part of it, and
(b)any notice published under section 13A(2) or 13B(3) of the 1983 Act altering the register.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 7 renumbered as reg. 7(1) (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(3) of the amending S.I.) by Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1872), regs. 2(2), 6(1)
F2Reg. 7(2)-(5) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(3) of the amending S.I.) by Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1872), regs. 2(2), 6(2)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 7 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)