(1) any person requiring information regarding a Government security in the custody of the Public Debt Office may apply to that office in writing stating the form in which the information is required.
(2) Every such application shall state with precision the particulars (namely the number rate of interest loan to which it belongs and the face value) of the security and shall contain a statement of the purpose for which the information is required and of the interest of the applicant in the security. If any of the above particulars are not known to the applicant the Bank may on application in writing being made to it direct the Public Debt Office at its discretion, to supply the required particular or particulars if available to the applicant subject to such conditions and on payment of such fees if any, as it may prescribe.