PART 5Public registers

Duty of the regulator to maintain a public register46

1

Subject to regulations 47 and 48, the regulator must maintain a register (a “public register”) containing the information in paragraph 1 of Schedule 27 (public registers).

2

Nothing in paragraph (1) requires a public register to contain information relating to criminal proceedings, or anything which is the subject matter of criminal proceedings, before those proceedings are finally disposed of.

3

In paragraph (2), “criminal proceedings” includes prospective criminal proceedings.

4

The regulator must enter information on its public register as soon as reasonably practicable after it comes within the regulator's possession.

5

Where information of any description is excluded from any public register under regulation 48, a statement must be entered on the register indicating the existence of information of that description.

6

The regulator must—

a

make its public register available for public inspection at all reasonable times, free of charge, and

b

enable members of the public to obtain copies of entries on its public register on payment of a reasonable charge.

7

A public register may be kept in any form.