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The Companies (Disclosure of Date of Birth Information) Regulations 2015
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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Disclosure of Date of Birth Information) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 10th October 2015.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the “Act” means the Companies Act 2006 and, unless the context otherwise requires, reference to a numbered section is a section so numbered in that Act;
“the 1985 Act” means the Companies Act 1985 M1;
“the 1986 Order” means the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 M2;
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 1(2) revoked by virtue of the substitution of the enabling provision 2006 c. 46, s. 1087B (4.3.2024) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 52(3), 219(1); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2
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Permitted disclosure by the registrar to specified public authoritiesU.K.
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F2Reg. 2 revoked by virtue of the substitution of the enabling provision 2006 c. 46, s. 1087B (4.3.2024) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 52(3), 219(1); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2
Permitted disclosure by the registrar to credit reference agenciesU.K.
3.—(1) The registrar may disclose [F3relevant date of birth information] to a credit reference agency where the conditions specified in paragraphs 6 to [F410A] of Schedule 2 are satisfied.
(2) The registrar may rely on a statement delivered to the registrar by a credit reference agency under paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 as sufficient evidence of the matters stated in it.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a credit reference agency shall deliver to the registrar such information or evidence in addition to the statement required by paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 as the registrar may direct for the purpose of enabling the registrar to determine in accordance with these Regulations whether to disclose [F3relevant date of birth information] to a credit reference agency.
(4) The registrar may require such information or evidence to be verified in such manner as the registrar may direct.
(5) The credit reference agency must inform the registrar immediately of any change in respect of any statement delivered to the registrar pursuant to Schedule 2 or information or evidence provided for the purpose of enabling the registrar to determine whether to disclose [F3relevant date of birth information].
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F3Words in reg. 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. 6(2)
F4Word in reg. 3(1) substituted (4.3.2024) by The Registrar (Annotation, Removal and Disclosure Restrictions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/54), regs. 1(2)(b), 19(2); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
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