F113 Registrar to enter returns in register.

1

It is the duty of the registrar forthwith to register every return made under this Act in the register of newspaper proprietors.

2

Any person may—

a

inspect the register, or

b

require a copy of any material on the register.

3

The registrar may specify the form and manner—

a

in which application is to be made for any such inspection or copy, and

b

in which copies are to be provided.

4

The applicant may require any copy so provided to be certified by the registrar as a true copy.

5

The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations (to be made by statutory instrument) as to the manner in which such a certificate is to be provided in a case where the copy is provided in electronic form.

6

Copies provided by the registrar may, instead of being certified in writing to be an accurate record, be sealed with the registrar’s official seal.