26.—(1) The Secretary of State may provide in guidance under regulation 24 that the requirement in regulation 6(4)(a) to provide a document is satisfied by the provision of a copy of the document.
(2) Guidance mentioned in paragraph (1) does not prevent the Secretary of State from requiring the original document to be provided on request.
(3) Paragraph (4) applies where a document is required to be provided to a person (“S”) for inspection under regulation 12(1)(b), 12(5)(b) or 13(1)(b).
(4) The requirement may be satisfied by the provision of a copy of the document if S is satisfied that it is a true copy, but an original document must be provided if S so requests it.