Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003

Enforcement - Information-gathering powers - Inspection

125: Inspection powers

You could also call this:

"Showing documents to the authorities"

Illustration for Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003

You can be asked to show documents to the Registrar or someone they authorise. They can look at and copy your documents. They can also take your documents to make copies and keep them for a reasonable time.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

This page was last updated on

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM188918.

Topics:
Business > Industry rules
Previous

124: Purpose of inspection by Registrar, or

"Why the Registrar checks if you are following the motor vehicle sales rules"

Next

126: Conditions of authorisation, or

"Rules for Being Allowed to Inspect Vehicles"

Part 4Enforcement
Information-gathering powers: Inspection

125Inspection powers

  1. The Registrar, or any person authorised by the Registrar, may—

  2. require a person to produce for inspection relevant documents within that person's possession or control; or
    1. inspect and take copies of relevant documents; or
      1. take possession of relevant documents and remove them from the place where they are kept and retain them for a reasonable time, for the purpose of taking copies; or
        1. retain relevant documents for a period that is in all the circumstances reasonable if there are reasonable grounds for believing that they are evidence of the commission of an offence.