Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act, 1999
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Inspection of documents. |
19.—(1) A local authority shall retain for a period ending at least 3 years from the latest date for furnishing statements referred to in section 13 — | |
(a) every statement and declaration furnished to it pursuant to section 13 , | ||
(b) a copy of any court order made pursuant to section 15 or 16 which relates to the local authority, and | ||
(c) a copy of any notice published pursuant to subsection (2). | ||
(2) A local authority shall, within 14 days after the latest date for receipt of the statements referred to in section 13 , publish a notice in a newspaper circulating in its functional area of— | ||
(a) the time and place at which the statements can be inspected, and | ||
(b) the names of unsuccessful candidates, elected members, designated persons, national agents and persons who are referred to in section 6 (7) who have not furnished statements in accordance with section 13 . | ||
(3) A local authority shall permit any person to inspect any documents to which this section relates, free of charge, and to take a copy thereof or an extract therefrom on payment of a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of copying, at such times and subject to such conditions as the authority considers appropriate. |