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Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Administrative matters - Register

123: Operation of register

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The chief executive must keep the register as an electronic register, following the rules set out in the regulations. You can access the register at any time, except in two situations. The first is when the chief executive suspends the register, either partly or completely. The second is if the regulations say otherwise. The chief executive can stop access to the register or suspend its operation, either partly or completely, if they think it's not possible to provide access to it.

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Part 5Administrative matters
Register

123Operation of register

  1. The chief executive must, in accordance with the regulations, keep the register as an electronic register.

  2. The register must be operated at all times unless—

  3. the chief executive suspends the operation of the register, in whole or in part, in accordance with subsection (3); or
    1. otherwise provided in regulations.

      1. The chief executive may refuse access to the register or otherwise suspend the operation of the register, in whole or in part, if the chief executive considers that it is not practicable to provide access to the register.