27.—(1) Subject to regulations 28 and 29 and to paragraphs 2 to 4 of Schedule 9, it shall be the duty of SEPA, to maintain a register containing the particulars described in paragraph 1 of that Schedule.
(2) Where, by virtue of regulation 29, information of any description is excluded from the register maintained by SEPA under this regulation, a statement shall be entered in the register indicating the existence of information of that description.
(3) It shall be the duty of SEPA–
(a)to secure that the register maintained by it under this regulation is available, at all reasonable times, for inspection by the public free of charge; and
(b)to afford to members of the public facilities for obtaining copies of entries, on payment of reasonable charges.
(4) The register maintained by SEPA under this regulation may be kept in any form.
(5) Schedule 9 shall have effect in relation to the register maintained by SEPA under this regulation.