The Registrar (Identity Verification and Authorised Corporate Service Providers) Regulations 2024

Reverification notice

13.—(1) The registrar may give an individual whose identity is verified a reverification notice if the registrar has reasonable cause to believe that information or evidence falling in paragraph (2) is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.

(2) Information or evidence falling in this paragraph is information or evidence—

(a) which was delivered to the registrar by or on behalf of the individual in an application under regulation 6;

(b) other than that referred to in sub-paragraph (a) which was relied upon by the registrar when making a determination of the application under regulation 7;

(c) which was delivered to an ACSP by or on behalf of the individual in connection with a request referred to in regulation 9;

(d) other than that referred to in sub-paragraph (c) which was relied upon by an ACSP when determining the request.

(3) The reverification notice may include requirements on the individual—

(a) to deliver, or cause to be delivered, information and evidence of a type mentioned in rules made under regulation 5(1) and (2) as is specified by the registrar in the notice, to—

(i) the registrar, if the individual wishes to make an application under regulation 6(2);

(ii) any ACSP that is requested by the individual to reverify their identity (see regulation 9(4));

(b) to take such additional steps of a type mentioned in rules made under regulation 5(3) as specified by the registrar in the notice, for the purpose of—

(i) a determination being made by the registrar under regulation 7(1);

(ii) a determination being made by an ACSP of a request by the individual to reverify their identity.

(4) The registrar may by notice in writing extend the periods mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c) of the definition of “reverification notice” (see regulation 4).