The Data-gathering Powers (Relevant Data) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Amendment of the Data-gathering Powers (Relevant Data) Regulations 2012

3.  For regulation 2 substitute—

“2.   In these Regulations—

“company registration number” has the same meaning as “registered number” in section 1066 of the Companies Act 2006(1);

“identifying information” means information which identifies a person or an account and includes—

(a)

any unique or generic identifier or reference number allocated by, or used by, the data-holder for the purposes of identifying a person or account, or classifying the trade of a person or account;

(b)

name, address (including email, website, and any other electronic address), and telephone number associated with a person or account;

(c)

company registration number or national insurance number, unique taxpayer reference, VAT number, any other unique government-issued identifier associated with a person or account;

(d)

in relation to a person, whether that person is an individual, partnership, limited company, or has any other legal status;

“Schedule 23” means Schedule 23 to the Finance Act 2011;

“VAT number” has the same meaning as “registration number” in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 of the Value Added Tax Regulations 1995(2).”.

(1)

2006 c. 46.

(2)

S.I. 1995/2518, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.