21.—(1) The registrar must omit protected information from the material on the register that is available for inspection where—
(a)it is contained in a document delivered to the registrar in which such information is required to be stated, and
(b)in the case of a document having more than one part, it is contained in a part of the document in which such information is required to be stated.
(2) The registrar is not obliged—
(a)to check other documents or (as the case may be) other parts of the document to ensure the absence of protected information, or
(b)to omit from the material that is available for public inspection anything registered before 1st October 2009.
(3) [F2The registrar must not disclose] protected information except—
[F3(a)as permitted by regulation 24 (permitted disclosure by registrar: disclosure to credit reference agency),]
(b)in accordance with regulation 26 (disclosure under court order) [F4, or]
[F5(c)in accordance with section 1110F (disclosure by the registrar) of the Companies Act 2006.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 21 heading omitted (21.3.2024) by virtue of The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/410), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(3)(a)
F2Words in reg. 21(3) substituted (21.3.2024) by The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/410), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(3)(b)(i)
F3Reg. 21(3)(a) substituted (21.3.2024) by The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/410), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(3)(b)(ii)
F4Word in reg. 21(3)(b) substituted for full stop (21.3.2024) by The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/410), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(3)(b)(iii)