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Funeral Funds Act 1979
59Further powers of Secretary after inquiry
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#### 59 Further powers of Secretary after inquiry
59 Further powers of Secretary after inquiry
> After completing an inquiry under this Division, the Secretary—
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> > (a) may retain the records of which the Secretary has taken possession under section 57 for such period as the Secretary considers to be necessary to enable a decision to be made as to whether or not legal proceedings ought to be instituted as a result of the inquiry,
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> > (b) may retain the records for such further period as the Secretary considers to be necessary to enable any such proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted,
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> > (c) may permit other persons to inspect the records while they are in the Secretary’s possession,
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> > (d) may permit the use of the records for the purposes of legal proceedings instituted as a result of the inquiry, and
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> > (e) shall permit a person who would be entitled to inspect any one or more of the records if they were not in the possession of the Secretary to inspect at all reasonable times such of those records as that person would be so entitled to inspect.