Consumer Protection Act 1999 · Updated to 1 Nov 2021 · Part XII · The Tribunal for Consumer Claims
120. Disposal of documents, etc.
Feedback & supportThe Tribunal may, at the conclusion of the proceedings before it, order that any document, record, material or other property produced during the proceedings be delivered to the rightful owner or be disposed of in such manner as it thinks fit.
Tribunal
“Tribunal” means the Tribunal for Consumer Claims established under section 85.
Where no person has taken delivery of the document, record, material or other property referred to in subsection (1) after a period of six months, the ownership in the document, record, material or other property shall be deemed to have passed to and become vested in the Government.
record
“record” includes account books, bank books, vouchers, receipts, correspondence and any other document regardless of whether the record is on paper or is in electronic, photographic or other form but does not include patient medical record;