56Secretary may retain original documents

56 Secretary may retain original documents

(1) The Secretary may take, and retain for as long as is reasonably necessary, possession of a document produced under paragraph 52(2)(b). (2) The person otherwise entitled to possession of the document is entitled to be supplied, as soon as practicable, with a copy certified by the Secretary to be a true copy. (3) The certified copy must be received in all courts and tribunals as evidence as if it were the original. (4) Until a certified copy is supplied, the Secretary must, at such times and places as the Secretary thinks appropriate, permit the person otherwise entitled to possession of the document, or a person authorised by that person, to inspect and make copies of the document.