Sch 3 para 2 Supply of records
(1) The seller must supply a copy of the record to the Secretary of State. (2) The record must be supplied— (a) on or before 31st May in the reporting year following that to which the record relates; (b) in an electronic or other format reasonably required by the Secretary of State for the purposes of publishing the records or producing statistics. (3) If a person writes to the seller asking them to supply the record during the retention period, the seller must provide a copy of that record to the person who requested it within the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the written request is received. (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) In sub-paragraph (3), “ the retention period ” means the three-year period for which the record must be retained in accordance with paragraph 1(3) ....