S.L. 545.22 Art. 18Keeping of accounts and petroleum transactions.

(1) Authorised providers shall keep records of all transactions in respect of each authorisation they hold and any other information about all transactions permitted under an authorisation and to keep originals of all accounts at their principal place of business for the purpose of auditing by the Regulator. Authorised providers shall keep and maintain such records for a minimum period of five years, or more as may be directed by the Regulator: Provided that the Regulator shall treat as confidential any information obtained from the authorised person or the authorised provider which the authorised person or the authorised provider communicates to the Regulator as being commercially sensitive and which the Regulator accepts to be so, and in doing so the Regulator shall not divulge any such information unless required to do so by law or by a court order or in terms of an agreement with any other Government Department or body established by law.

(2) The Regulator shall have the right to publish information regarding activities and statistics related to petroleum: Provided that the aforesaid publication shall not refer to any specific authorised provider or person and shall be in accordance with data protection laws.

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