46 Returns by agents and lessees.

(1) Notwithstanding any obligation as to secrecy or other restriction upon disclosure of information imposed by or under statute or otherwise, for the purpose of obtaining particulars relating to relevant residential properties and the ownership of such properties, the Revenue Commissioners may by notice require, within the period, and in relation to a residential property, specified in the notice—

(a) any person who, as an agent, manages residential properties, arranges letting of such properties or is in receipt of rent or other payments arising from such properties to prepare and deliver to them a statement, containing—

(i) the address,

(ii) the name and address of the person who owns the property, or where this information is not known to the person, the name and address of the person who has appointed the person as agent, and

(iii) any other particulars as may be specified in the notice,

or

(b) any lessee or occupier to give such information as may be specified in the notice in relation to—

(i) the terms applying to the lease, occupation or use of the property, and

(ii) the person who is the lessor of the property or who has permitted occupation or use of the property, as the case may be.

(2) A notice shall not be served on a person under subsection (1) unless the Revenue Commissioners have reasonable grounds to believe that the person is likely to have information relevant to the establishment of a liability to local property tax on the part of any person.

(3) Where the Revenue Commissioners require a person by notice under subsection (1) to prepare and deliver a statement or specified information, as the case may be, section 902(7) to (10) of the Act of 1997 shall apply.

(4) A person who fails or refuses to comply with a notice referred to in subsection (1) shall be liable to a penalty of €1,000, but nothing in section 1078 of the Act of 1997 (as amended by the Schedule) shall be read as applying to such failure or refusal.