7.—(1) This regulation applies where a relevant person seeks to verify relevant information relating to an individual.
(2) A relevant person must not be—
(a)a family member of the individual;
(b)a known close associate of the individual;
(c)the same individual as the information relates to.
(3) An individual’s family members include—
(a)their spouse or civil partner;
(b)any other person (whether of a different sex or the same sex) with whom the individual lives as partner in an enduring family relationship;
(c)their grandparent or grandchild, sister, brother, aunt or uncle, or nephew or niece;
(d)their children or step-children;
(e)the spouses or civil partners of those children or step-children;
(f)any other person (whether of a different sex or the same sex) with whom any of those children or step-children lives as partner in an enduring family relationship;
(g)the children or step-children of a person within paragraph (b) (and who are not children or step-children of the individual) who live with the individual and have not attained the age of 18;
(h)their parents.
(4) A known close associate of an individual means—
(a)an individual known to have joint beneficial ownership of a legal entity or a legal arrangement F1... with the individual;
[F2(aa)an individual who is an officer of a legal entity or legal arrangement of which the person whose identity is being verified is also an officer or who is engaged in a joint venture with that person;]
(b)an individual who has sole beneficial ownership of a legal entity or a legal arrangement which is known to have been set up for the benefit of the individual.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 7(4)(a) omitted (12.1.2023) by virtue of The Register of Overseas Entities (Verification and Provision of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1389), regs. 1(1), 2(5)
F2Reg. 7(4)(aa) inserted (12.1.2023) by The Register of Overseas Entities (Verification and Provision of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1389), regs. 1(1), 2(5)
Commencement Information