The Overseas Companies Regulations 2009

Application by the individual concerned

2.—(1) An application for higher protection may be made to the registrar by an individual who is, or proposes to become, a director or permanent representative of a company to which Part 4 applies.

(2) The grounds on which an application may be made under this paragraph are that the applicant considers that there is a serious risk that the applicant, or a person who lives with the applicant, will be subjected to violence or intimidation as a result of the activities of at least one of—

(a) the overseas companies of which the applicant is, or proposes to become, a director or permanent representative;

(b) the overseas companies of which the applicant was a director or permanent representative or secretary;

(c) the companies of which the applicant is or has been a director; or

(d) the limited liability partnerships of which the applicant is or has been a member.

(3) The application must contain—

(a) a statement of the grounds on which the application is made;

(b) the name and any former name of the applicant;

(c) the date of birth of the applicant;

(d) the usual residential address of the applicant;

(e) where the registrar has allocated a unique identifier to the applicant, that unique identifier;

(f) the name and registered number of each overseas company of which the applicant is, or proposes to become, a director or permanent representative; and

(g) where the grounds of the application are those described in sub-paragraph (2)(b), (c) or (d), the name and registered number of the overseas company, company or limited liability partnership.

(4) The application must be accompanied by evidence which supports the applicant’s statement of the grounds of the application.

(5) The registrar may refer to—

(a) a police force, or

(b) any other person whom the registrar considers may be able to assist in answering the question,

any question relating to an assessment of the nature and extent of any risk of violence or intimidation.

(6) The registrar shall—

(a) determine the application, and

(b) send notice of the determination to the applicant (to the applicant’s usual residential address as stated in the application) within five working days of the determination’s being made.