PART 1Registration of overseas entities
The register and registration
4Application for registration
1
An application by an overseas entity for registration must be delivered to the registrar and contain—
a
the statement and information listed in row 1, 2 or 3 of the table, and, where applicable, the statement and information mentioned in subsection (3),
b
a statement that the entity has complied with section 12 (duty to take steps to identify registrable beneficial owners etc),
c
anything required by regulations under section 16 (verification of registrable beneficial owners and managing officers) to be delivered to the registrar, and
d
the name and contact details of an individual who may be contacted about the application.
2
This is the table—
Statement | Information | |
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1 | A statement:
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2 | A statement that the entity has no reasonable cause to believe that it has any registrable beneficial owners. |
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3 | A statement:
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3
Where an application includes information that a registrable beneficial owner is a trustee (see paragraphs 3(1)(f) and 5(1)(h) of Schedule 1), the application must also include—
a
the required information about the trust or so much of that information as the overseas entity has been able to obtain, and
b
a statement as to whether the entity has any reasonable cause to believe that there is required information about the trust that it has not been able to obtain.
4
For the required information, see Schedule 1.
5
For the meaning of “registrable beneficial owner”, see Schedule 2.
6
The Secretary of State may by regulations specify additional statements or information that must be included in an application under this section.
7
Regulations under subsection (6) are subject to the negative resolution procedure.