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(2)

(a) The Minister and all the licensing authorities may jointly establish and maintain records in relation to licences under the Act of 1952, trade licences under section 21 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1992, licences under section 10 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968, driving licences under Part III of the Act of 1933 and driving licences and provisional licences under Part III of the Act of 1961.

(b) Records established under this section may contain information derived from registers established under section 6 of the Act of 1920 and shall contain such other information in relation to the licences aforesaid, the holders of the licences, the duties of excise payable thereon and the vehicles licensed under the Act of 1952 as the Minister may determine.

(c) Records referred to in paragraph (a) shall be established and maintained in such form as the Minister may determine including a form that is not legible if it is capable of being converted into a legible form.