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the relevant area shall not be withheld on the grounds that the 
information is confidential or interpretational. 
(4) The submission of records by a licensee or permit holders to the 
Authority in the specified format shall be a discharge of its obligations to 
submit data to the Authority under the Act and regulations made thereto. 
(5) 
Records which are required to be provided to the Repository under 
these Regulations or the Act shall be provided by the licensee or permit 
holder at no cost to the Authority. 
(6) 
The Repository shall charge fees for the storage and handling of 
fluid  samples at designated storage facilities. 
110. Information submitted to the Repository by a licensee or permit holder 
shall, except as otherwise provided by these Regulations, be treated by 
all public officers and other authorities entitled to the information as 
confidential, provided that, no information shall be regarded as 
confidential, immediately after the expiration of the period specified in 
guidelines issued by the Authority. 
Data 
Confidentiality 
Period 
111.  Data held by the Repository may be released to the public, after the 
expiration of the confidentiality period, upon payment of prescribed fees. 
Data Release 
Schedule 
 
CHAPTER 11 
DISPOSAL OF CONFISCATED MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT 
 
112. (1) As provided under the Act, the Authority shall have powers to 
confiscate and dispose of materials and equipment used by persons 
engaging in specified activities under the Act without a valid licence or 
permit. 
 
(2) Where a set of materials and equipment have been confiscated 
under sub regulation (1), the Authority shall dispose of the materials and 
equipment not later than 12 calendar months from the date of 
confiscation. 
Power to 
confiscate 
and dispose 
113. (1) Upon confiscation of materials and equipment, the Authority shall 
cause an ex parte application to be made to the Federal High Court for 
an interim order forfeiting the property concerned to the Federal 
Government.  
 
(2) Where the Court is satisfied that there is prima facie evidence that the 
materials and equipment concerned are liable to forfeiture, it shall grant 
an interim order forfeiting the property to the Federal Government. 
 
Interim 
Forfeiture 
Order