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Customer and Product Data Bill

Administrative matters - Register

118: Operation of register

You could also call this:

“How the government plans to run a special computer list”

The new law proposes how a special register will be managed. The chief executive, who is in charge, will keep this register as an electronic system. This means it will be stored on computers, not on paper.

The register is meant to be working all the time. However, there are two times when it might not be available. First, if the chief executive needs to stop it for a while. Second, if other rules say it should be stopped.

The chief executive can decide to stop people from using the register, or turn off parts of it, if they think it’s too difficult to let people use it at that time.

Remember, this is just a proposed law. It’s not in effect yet, but it explains how the government wants to handle this register in the future.

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Part 5 Administrative matters
Register

118Operation 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.