The Register of Overseas Entities (Delivery, Protection and Trust Services) Regulations 2022

Circumstances where the registrar must make information relating to a relevant individual unavailable for public inspection

5.—(1) The registrar must make protected information relating to a relevant individual (whether that information is on the register or otherwise) unavailable for public inspection if—

(a) in relation to that information, an application has been made under regulation 7 which—

(i) has not yet been determined by the registrar and has not been withdrawn under regulation 9;

(ii) has been determined by the registrar in favour of the applicant (but see paragraph (4));

(iii) was unsuccessful and a period of 42 days beginning with the date of the notice sent under regulation 7(7) has not passed;

(iv) was unsuccessful and an appeal to the court in respect of that application under regulation 10 has not been determined by the court; or

(v) was unsuccessful but the applicant has successfully appealed the determination and the final determination is that the application is successful (but see paragraph (4); and

(b) that information is contained in a document delivered to the registrar in which such information is required to be stated and, in the case of a document having more than one part, the protected information is contained in a part of the document in which such information is required to be stated.

(2) The registrar is not obliged to check documents, other than those described in paragraph (1)(b), to ensure the absence of protected information in relation to which an application under regulation 7 has been made.

(3) If the protected information in relation to which an application under regulation 7 is made is available for public inspection at the time that the application is made, the registrar must comply with paragraph (1) as soon as reasonably practicable.

(4) Paragraphs (ii) and (v) of paragraph (1)(a) do not apply where the determination has ceased to have effect under regulation 12 (duration of a determination under regulation 7).

(5) For the purposes of this regulation, an application under regulation 7 is made when it has been registered by the registrar.