39. After subsection (3) of section 120AA of the Police Act 1997 (refusal, etc. of registration on grounds not related to disclosure) insert—
“(4) Subsection (6) applies if an application is made under section 120 by an individual who—
(a)has previously been a registered person; and
(b)has been removed from the register (otherwise than at that individual’s own request).
(5) Subsection (6) also applies if an application is made under section 120 by a body corporate or unincorporate which—
(a)has previously been a registered person; and
(b)has been removed from the register (otherwise than at its own request).
(6) The Department may refuse the application.”.