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Part 3Obligations of licence holders, promoters, and Internet auction providers
Obligations of all licence holders: Licences and records

38Police access to employee records

  1. A licence holder must, when required to do so by a constable,—

  2. show the constable, without delay, his or her employee record and any information contained in it:
    1. make a copy of all or specified parts of it and give the copy to the constable or, if that is impracticable, give the constable the employee record or specified parts of it.

      1. If a licence holder gives a constable his or her employee record, the constable must—

      2. give a receipt for the document; and
        1. return it within 2 hours.

          1. A licence holder commits an offence, and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000, if he or she fails without reasonable excuse to comply with subsection (1).

          2. Section 83 applies to a charge under subsection (3).

          Compare
          • 1908 No 141 ss 11, 28, 29
          • 1963 No 10 s 16
          Notes
          • Section 38(1): amended, on , pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).
          • Section 38(1)(a): amended, on , pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).
          • Section 38(1)(b): amended, on , pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).
          • Section 38(2): amended, on , pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).
          • Section 38(3): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).