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112.—(1) Subject to regulation 111(2) above, the registration officer shall supply on request and on payment of a fee calculated in accordance with regulation 110 above a copy (or copies) of a relevant document [F3to–
(a)a government department;
(b)the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;
(c)the [F4Financial Conduct Authority;]
[F5(ca)the Prudential Regulation Authority; or]
(d)a body not falling within sub paragraphs (a) to (c) which carries out the vetting of any person for the purpose of safeguarding national security,
other than [F6a department to which regulation 107A applies or] a force or organisation to which regulation 108(1) applies.]
[F7(2) For the purposes of regulation 111(3), the relevant restrictions apply–
(a)in the case of a body falling within sub paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph (1), except for the purpose of–
(i)the administration of justice, the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal law (whether in Scotland or elsewhere);
(ii)the vetting of employees and applicants for employment where such vetting is required pursuant to any enactment;
(iii)the vetting of any person where such vetting is for the purpose of safeguarding national security; or
(iv)supply and disclosure in accordance with paragraphs (3) to (6); and
(b)in the case of a body falling within sub paragraph (d) of paragraph (1), except for the purpose of the vetting of any person where such vetting is for the purpose of safeguarding national security.]
(3) A government department [F8, other than one mentioned in [F9regulation 107A]] may supply (whether or not on payment) a copy of the full register to a person (“an authorised person”) who may only disclose information contained in it in accordance with paragraph (5) below.
(4) In this regulation any reference to an authorised person includes a reference to his employees.
(5) Information contained in the full register (and not contained in the edited register) may not be disclosed by an authorised person except to any person falling within regulations 102 to 107 above and for use for the purposes for which such a person could obtain the full register under the regulation concerned.
(6) The restrictions in regulations 102 to 107 above respectively apply to a person to whom information contained in the full register is disclosed under paragraph (5) above as they apply to a person to whom a copy of the register is supplied under those regulations.
(7) In this regulation “government department” includes the Scottish Administration.]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 6 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(3) of the amending S.I.) by Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1872), regs. 2(2), 14
F2Words in reg. 112 heading inserted (23.3.2006) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/834), regs. 1(1), 21(2)
F3Words in reg. 112(1) substituted (23.3.2006) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/834), regs. 1(1), 21(3)
F4Words in reg. 112(1)(c) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/472), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 34(a)(i)
F5Reg. 112(1)(ca) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/472), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 34(a)(ii)
F6Words in reg. 112(1) inserted (24.12.2008) by Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28), s. 100(5), Sch. 1 para. 3(6)(a) (with s. 101(5)); S.I. 2008/3296, art. 2
F7Reg. 112(2) substituted (23.3.2006) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/834), regs. 1(1), 21(4)
F8Words in reg. 112(3) inserted (23.3.2006) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/834), regs. 1(1), 21(5)
F9Words in reg. 112(3) substituted (24.12.2008) by Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28), s. 100(5), Sch. 1 para. 3(6)(b) (with s. 101(5)); S.I. 2008/3296, art. 2
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