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Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2013
102Inspection etc of Crown cemetery operator
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#### 102 Inspection etc of Crown cemetery operator
102 Inspection etc of Crown cemetery operator
> > (1) The Cemeteries Agency may appoint a person to inquire into, or carry out an audit of, any of the affairs of a Crown cemetery operator.
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> > (2) The person appointed may, for the purposes of the inquiry or audit—
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> > > (a) inspect and take copies of or extracts from any records (including accounting records) of the operator, or
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> > > (b) require any person concerned in the management of the operator to give information and answer questions relating to the affairs of the trust.
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> > (3) The power of the appointed person to inspect the records of a Crown cemetery operator includes the power to inspect any records of a lessee or licensee which the operator has power to inspect under the lease or licence.
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> > (4) A person must not—
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> > > (a) refuse or fail without lawful excuse to allow the appointed person access to records to which the person is entitled, or
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> > > (b) refuse or fail without lawful excuse to give information or answer questions, as required by the appointed person, or
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> > > (c) wilfully obstruct or delay the appointed person in the exercise of a function under this section.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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> **s 102:** Am 2017 No 17, Sch 2.2 \[29\].