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Rh :(b) require any person who has in his custody or under his control any document which relates or is reasonably believed to relate to a person who lacks capacity—
 * (i) to furnish the Public Guardian with a copy of or an extract from the document; or
 * (ii) unless the document forms part of the records or other documents of a public authority or any court of competent jurisdiction, to furnish the Public Guardian with the document itself for his inspection; or
 * (c) require any person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) to attend at a specified time and place to furnish such information orally or in writing, or such documents or copies or extracts thereof, as the case may be.

(2) The Public Guardian shall be entitled without payment to keep any copy or extract furnished under subsection (1).

(3) Where a document furnished for inspection under subsection (1)(b)(ii) is not held by any person entitled to the custody of the document, the Public Guardian may keep it or deliver it to any other person who may be entitled to the custody thereof.

(4) The Public Guardian shall at all times have full and free access to all buildings, places, books, papers and electronic computing or storage devices for the purpose of discharging his functions under this Act, and may, without payment, inspect, copy or make extracts from any such books, papers or electronic computing or storage devices.

(5) The Public Guardian may take possession of any book, paper or electronic computing or storage device referred to in subsection (4), and remove it from any building or place, where in his opinion—
 * (a) the inspection, copying thereof or extraction therefrom cannot reasonably be performed without taking possession;
 * (b) the book, paper or electronic computing or storage device may be interfered with or destroyed unless possession thereof is taken; or
 * (c) the book, paper or electronic computing or storage device may be required as evidence in proceedings for an offence under this Act.