3.—(1) Regulation 5 (application under section 243 by an individual) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2) In paragraph (2)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a) for “considers” substitute “ reasonably believes ”;
(b)after (a)(ii) insert—
“(iia)the companies of which that individual is, or proposes to become, a registrable person;
(iib)the companies of which that individual used to be a registrable person;”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (a)(iv), in the second place that it appears, omit “or”; and
(d)in sub-paragraph (b) for “organisation.” substitute—
“organisation; or
(c)is the subject of an application made under regulation 25, 26 or 27 of the 2016 Regulations which has been determined by the registrar in favour of the applicant and that determination has not ceased to have effect under regulation 31 of those Regulations.”
(3) In paragraph (3)—
(a)after sub-paragraph (a)(iv) insert—
“(iva)the e-mail address of the applicant, if any;”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (a)(vi) insert—
“(via)the name and registered number of each company of which the applicant is, or proposes to become, a registrable person;”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (a)(vii) for “(2)(a)(ii), (iii) or (iv)” substitute “ (2)(a)(ii), (iia), (iib), (iii) or (iv) ”;
(d)in sub-paragraph (a)(vii), in the second place that it appears, omit “and”;
(e)after sub-paragraph (a)(vii) insert—
“(viii)where the grounds of the application are those described in paragraph (2)(c), the name and registered number of the company in relation to which the determination was made, unless the determination relates to a proposed company which was never incorporated; and”; and
(f)for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)where the grounds of the application are those described in paragraph (2)(a) or (2)(b), be accompanied by evidence which supports the applicant's statement of the grounds on which the application is made.”
(4) For paragraph (5) substitute—
“(5) The registrar must determine the application and, within 7 days beginning with the date that the determination is made, send to the applicant notice of the determination.
(6) Where the application is unsuccessful, the notice under paragraph (5) must inform the applicant of the applicant's right to apply for permission to appeal against the determination within 28 days beginning with the date of the notice.”