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Section 65

Access to recorded information or computerized data

of Sales Tax Act 2018

ActIn forceProvision 75 of 131
Section 65

(2)

In addition, a senior officer of sales tax exercising his powers under sections 64, 66, 67 and 68—

(a)

may inspect the operation of any computer and any associated apparatus or material which he has reasonable cause to suspect is or has been used in connection with the information or data; and

(b)

may require—

(i)

the person by whom or on whose behalf the senior officer of sales tax has reasonable cause to suspect the computer is or has been so used in connection with the information or data; or

(ii)

the person having charge of, or is otherwise concerned with, the operation of the computer, apparatus or material in connection with the information or data, to provide the officer with such reasonable assistance as he may require for the purposes of this section.

(3)

For the purposes of subsection (1), “access” includes being provided with the necessary password, encryption code, decryption code, software or hardware and any other means required to enable comprehension of recorded information or computerized data.