15Request for evidence of assumed identity

15 Request for evidence of assumed identity

15 Request for evidence of assumed identity

(1) This section applies if an authority granted under section 6 authorises a request under this section.

(2) The chief officer who grants the authority may request the chief officer of an issuing agency stated in the authority to—

(a) produce evidence of an assumed identity in accordance with the authority, and

(b) give evidence of the assumed identity to the authorised person named in the authority.

(3) The request must state a reasonable period for compliance with the request.

(4) A request cannot be made under this section for an entry in the Births, Deaths and Marriages Register or a like register of a participating jurisdiction.

(5) In this section—

evidence means evidence similar to that ordinarily produced or given by the issuing agency.