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PART 1U.K.Introductory

InterpretationU.K.

2.  In these Regulations—

the ECTEA” means the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022;

former name” means a name by which an individual was formerly known for business purposes;

“managing officer”, in respect of an overseas entity, has the meaning given in section 44(1) of the ECTEA;

name” means a person’s first name (or other forename) and surname, except in the case of—

(a)

a peer; or

(b)

an individual usually known by a title,

the title may be stated instead of that person’s first name (or other forename) and surname or in addition to either or both of them;

overseas entity” has the meaning given in section 2 of the ECTEA;

overseas entity ID” means an overseas entity ID allocated in accordance with section 5 of the ECTEA;

protected information”, in relation to a relevant individual, means—

(a)

the name, any former name, date of birth and nationality of the relevant individual;

(b)

the usual residential address of the relevant individual;

(c)

a service address of the applicant;

(d)

the e-mail address of the applicant, if any;

(e)

the fact that the relevant individual is, or used to be, a relevant individual in respect of the overseas entity;

registrable beneficial owner”, in relation to an overseas entity, has the meaning given in Schedule 2 to the ECTEA;

the registrar” means the registrar of companies for England and Wales;

relevant individual” has the meaning given in section 25(2) of the ECTEA;

specified public authority” means a public authority specified in Schedule 1.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 2 in force at 12.10.2022 in accordance with reg. 1(1)