7.—(1) This regulation applies where a relevant person seeks to verify relevant information relating to an individual.
(2) A relevant person must not be—
(a)a family member of the individual;
(b)a known close associate of the individual;
(c)the same individual as the information relates to.
(3) An individual’s family members include—
(a)their spouse or civil partner;
(b)any other person (whether of a different sex or the same sex) with whom the individual lives as partner in an enduring family relationship;
(c)their grandparent or grandchild, sister, brother, aunt or uncle, or nephew or niece;
(d)their children or step-children;
(e)the spouses or civil partners of those children or step-children;
(f)any other person (whether of a different sex or the same sex) with whom any of those children or step-children lives as partner in an enduring family relationship;
(g)the children or step-children of a person within paragraph (b) (and who are not children or step-children of the individual) who live with the individual and have not attained the age of 18;
(h)their parents.
(4) A known close associate of an individual means—
(a)an individual known to have joint beneficial ownership of a legal entity or a legal arrangement or any other close business relations with the individual;
(b)an individual who has sole beneficial ownership of a legal entity or a legal arrangement which is known to have been set up for the benefit of the individual.