Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1945

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Right of the Board to information from rate books.

13.—(1) Whenever the Board, for the purpose of or in connection with the preparation of a scheme for submission to the Minister under this Act or for the purpose of or in connection with the carrying out of an approved scheme or the exercise of any of the powers or performance of any of the duties conferred or imposed on the Board by this Part of this Act, requires information from a rate book or other similar document, the local authority or other local body having custody of such book or document shall, at the request of the Board—

(a) permit any officer of the Board authorised in that behalf by the Board to inspect free of charge such book or document and to take free of charge a copy of the whole or any part of such book or document, and

(b) furnish to the Board, upon, payment by the Board of such fee as shall be agreed upon by the Board and such local authority or local body or, in default of such agreement, shall be fixed by the Minister for Local Government and Public Health, a copy of such book or document or of any particular part thereof specified in that behalf by the Board.