PART 5Public Registers
Duty of the regulator to maintain a public register46
1
Subject to regulations 47 and 48, the regulator must maintain a register containing the information in paragraph 1 of Schedule 19 (in these Regulations, a “public register”).
2
But, nothing in paragraph (1) requires a public register to contain information relating to criminal proceedings, or anything which is the subject matter of criminal proceedings, before those proceedings are finally disposed of.
3
In paragraph (2) “criminal proceedings” includes prospective criminal proceedings.
4
A local authority must also include on its public register any information which is included on the Agency’s public register in respect of a regulated facility (other than mobile plant)—
a
for which the Agency is the regulator; and
b
which is in the area of the authority.
5
But—
a
paragraph (4) does not apply to a port health authority; and
b
every local authority whose area adjoins that of a port health authority must comply with paragraph (4) as if the port health authority had not been constituted.
6
The Agency must provide the local authority with the information necessary to comply with paragraph (4).
7
The regulator must enter information on its public register as soon as reasonably practicable after it comes within the regulator’s possession.
8
The regulator must—
a
make its public register available for public inspection at all reasonable times, free of charge; and
b
enable members of the public to obtain copies of entries on its public register on payment of a reasonable charge.
9
A public register may be kept in any form.