15Request 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 Register or for the issue of a certificate of birth, death or marriage.

(5)  In this section –

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