Identifying persons who have information.
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1
The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring persons of any description specified in the regulations to inform him that they are of such a description and to give such supplementary particulars as may be so specified.
2
Any such description must be so framed that persons within it are—
a
persons about whose activities the United Kingdom is or will be obliged under the Additional Protocol to provide information to the Agency; or
b
other persons likely to be in possession of information which the Secretary of State has reasonable cause to believe is Additional Protocol information.
3
The regulations may—
a
require persons to notify the Secretary of State of changes in their circumstances; and
b
include incidental and supplementary provisions.
4
Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
5
If regulations are made under this section the Secretary of State shall arrange for a statement of the fact that they have been made to be published in such manner as is likely to bring them to the attention of persons affected by them.
6
A person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement imposed by regulations under this section is guilty of an offence.
S. 3 in force at 1.5.2004 by S.I. 2004/1242, arts. 2, 3