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(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision requiring the registrar, on application—
(a)to make information relating to a relevant individual unavailable for public inspection, and
(b)to refrain from disclosing that information or to refrain from doing so except in specified circumstances.
(2)In this section “relevant individual” means an individual who is or used to be—
(a)a registrable beneficial owner in relation to an overseas entity, or
(b)a managing officer of an overseas entity.
(3)Regulations under this section may make provision as to—
(a)who may make an application,
(b)the grounds on which an application may be made,
(c)the information to be included in and documents to accompany an application,
(d)how an application is to be determined,
(e)the recording of restrictions in the register,
(f)the duration of and procedures for revoking the restrictions on disclosure, and
(g)the charging of fees by the registrar for disclosing information where the regulations permit disclosure, by way of exception, in specified circumstances.
(4)The provision that may be made under subsection (3)(d) or (f) includes provision—
(a)conferring a discretion on the registrar;
(b)providing for a question to be referred to a person other than the registrar for the purposes of determining the application or revoking the restrictions.
(5)Regulations under this section may impose a duty on the registrar to publish, in relation to such periods as may be specified—
(a)details of how many applications have been made under the regulations and how many of them have been allowed, and
(b)such other details in connection with applications under the regulations as may be specified in the regulations.
(6)Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
(7)Nothing in this section or in regulations made under it affects the disclosure of information about a person in any capacity other than that mentioned in subsection (2).
Commencement Information
I1S. 25 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 69
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