C3Part 10A company's directors

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Chapter 8Directors' residential addresses: protection from disclosure

C1I1C2243Permitted use or disclosure by the registrar

1

The registrar may use protected information for communicating with the director in question.

2

The registrar may disclose protected information—

a

to a public authority specified for the purposes of this section by regulations made by the Secretary of State, or

b

to a credit reference agency.

3

The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations—

a

specifying conditions for the disclosure of protected information in accordance with this section, and

b

providing for the charging of fees.

4

The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations requiring the registrar, on application, to refrain from disclosing protected information relating to a director to a credit reference agency.

5

Regulations under subsection (4) may make provision as to—

a

who may make an application,

b

the grounds on which an application may be made,

c

the information to be included in and documents to accompany an application, and

d

how an application is to be determined.

6

Provision under subsection (5)(d) may in particular—

a

confer a discretion on the registrar;

b

provide for a question to be referred to a person other than the registrar for the purposes of determining the application.

7

In this section—

  • “credit reference agency” means a person carrying on a business comprising the furnishing of information relevant to the financial standing of individuals, being information collected by the agency for that purpose; and

  • “public authority” includes any person or body having functions of a public nature.

8

Regulations under this section are subject to negative resolution procedure.