(1) The person who holds a pawn-ticket in respect of a pledge may, at any time before the expiration of 12 months from the date on which the goods are sold, request the pawnbroker with whom the goods were pawned to produce the sale book and catalogue containing the entries of the sale and may, on payment of a fee of 25 pence, inspect such entries.

(2) A pawnbroker who fails to comply with a request under subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence.