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.