sec.20Retention of document produced to plantation officer

### sec.20 Retention of document produced to plantation officer This section applies if a plantation officer makes a requirement under section 18A (2) (b) (the requirement ) for the production of a document. The document must be produced at the place and time stated in the requirement. The place stated in the requirement— may be other than the place where the document is ordinarily kept; but must be reasonable in the circumstances of the making of the requirement. The time stated in the requirement must be reasonable in the circumstances of the making of the requirement. To avoid any doubt, it is declared that— the document must be produced in its original form; and the plantation officer may keep possession of the document for the time the plantation officer reasonably requires to exercise the plantation officer’s powers under section 18A (2) (b) . Until the document is returned, the plantation officer must allow a person who would be entitled to possession of it, if it had not been retained by the plantation officer, to inspect it and make copies of it. s 20 prev s 20 amd 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 7 om 1992 No. 15 s 13 sch pres s 20 ins 2010 No. 12 s 21 (sec.20-ssec.1) This section applies if a plantation officer makes a requirement under section 18A (2) (b) (the requirement ) for the production of a document. (sec.20-ssec.2) The document must be produced at the place and time stated in the requirement. (sec.20-ssec.3) The place stated in the requirement— may be other than the place where the document is ordinarily kept; but must be reasonable in the circumstances of the making of the requirement. (sec.20-ssec.4) The time stated in the requirement must be reasonable in the circumstances of the making of the requirement. (sec.20-ssec.5) To avoid any doubt, it is declared that— the document must be produced in its original form; and the plantation officer may keep possession of the document for the time the plantation officer reasonably requires to exercise the plantation officer’s powers under section 18A (2) (b) . (sec.20-ssec.6) Until the document is returned, the plantation officer must allow a person who would be entitled to possession of it, if it had not been retained by the plantation officer, to inspect it and make copies of it. - (a) may be other than the place where the document is ordinarily kept; but - (b) must be reasonable in the circumstances of the making of the requirement. - (a) the document must be produced in its original form; and - (b) the plantation officer may keep possession of the document for the time the plantation officer reasonably requires to exercise the plantation officer’s powers under section 18A (2) (b) .