• 1. The mayor shall retain the documents referred to in Articles N 2 and N 9, and the copies referred to in Article Na 34, paragraph one, for three months after a decision has been made on the admission of the elected representatives. These documents shall then be immediately destroyed, unless:

o a. the public prosecutor or the examining magistrate has requested the transfer of these documents in the context of a criminal investigation, in which case they shall be destroyed after this investigation has been completed;

o b. criminal proceedings have been instituted for an act punishable under this Act, Articles 125 through 129 of the Dutch Criminal Code, or Articles 131 through 135 of the BES Criminal Code, in which case they shall be destroyed after a final judicial decision has been issued.

• 2. A report of the destruction shall be drawn up.