(1) A supervisory authority shall maintain a register or registers of investment business firms (to be known and in this Act to be referred to as a "Register of Investment Business Firms") which it has authorised under section 10 of this Act and such a register may be held in electronic form.

(2) The supervisory authority concerned shall ensure that the Register of Investment Business Firms, or a copy of the Register, is kept at a place specified by the authority and is made available for inspection by members of the public during the ordinary business hours of that place.

(2A) A person who, during the ordinary business hours of the supervisory authority, attends the place at which the Register or copy is kept is entitled—

(a) to inspect the Register or copy without charge or make enquiries regarding the contents of the Register, and

(b) on payment of the fee (if any) prescribed under section 33K of the Central Bank Act 1942, for the purposes of this subsection, to obtain a copy of any entry in the Register or copy.

(2B) Each supervisory authority shall also ensure -

(a) that a list of firms deemed to be authorised under section 26 is kept at the same place, and