20.—(1) Where an inspection is made under section 19(1)(a), the person in charge of the intensive unit to which the inspection relates shall make or cause to be made in relation to the inspection a record of—

(a) the date and time of the inspection,

(b) the name of the person carrying out the inspection,

(c) the condition of the animals inspected,

(d) particulars of any defect in the unit which was discovered during the inspection,

(e) particulars of any steps taken to remedy the defect, and

(f) such other particulars as may be prescribed by animal health and welfare regulations.

(2) A person referred to in subsection (1) shall retain the record for a period of 3 years after its recording and produce it for inspection, on request, by an authorised officer.

(3) A record required to be maintained under this section may be maintained in non-legible form if it is capable of being reproduced in legible form if so requested by an authorised officer.

(4) A person who fails to comply with this section commits an offence.

(5) In this section “intensive unit” has the meaning assigned to it in section 19(8).