31Court powers on ordering removal of material from the registerU.K.
(1)Where the court makes an order for the removal of anything from the register under section 30, it may give directions under this section.
(2)It may direct that any note on the register that is related to the material that is the subject of the court’s order is to be removed from the register.
(3)It may direct that its order is not to be available for public inspection as part of the register.
(4)It may direct—
(a)that no note is to be made on the register as a result of its order, or
(b)that any such note is to be restricted to such matters as may be specified by the court in the direction.
(5)The court must not give any direction under this section unless it is satisfied—
(a)that—
(i)the presence on the register of the note or, as the case may be, of an unrestricted note, or
(ii)the availability for public inspection of the court’s order,
may cause damage to the overseas entity, and
(b)that the overseas entity’s interest in non-disclosure outweighs any interest of other persons in disclosure.
(6)In this section “note” means a note placed in the register under section 20 or regulations made under it.
Commencement Information
I1S. 31 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 69
I2S. 31 in force at 1.8.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/876, reg. 3(h)
I3S. 31 in force at 12.10.2022 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2022/1039, reg. 2(a)