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					<dc:description>These Regulations make provisions which supplement Part 21A of the Companies Act 2006 in respect of information about people with significant control of companies. These Regulations also make related amendments to the Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2009.</dc:description>
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RestrictStartDate="2025-07-21"><Number><Strong>PART 7</Strong></Number><Title>THE PROTECTION OF SECURED INFORMATION</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2025-01-27" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><Title>Matters relating to an application made under regulation 36, 37 or 38</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39" id="regulation-39"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-2d6f6003c7ac4d4a472a68274357d019"/>39</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/1" id="regulation-39-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>For the purpose of determining an application made under regulation 36, 37 or 38 the registrar may—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/1/a" id="regulation-39-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>direct that additional information or evidence should be delivered to the registrar;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/1/b" id="regulation-39-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>refer any question relating to an assessment of the nature or extent of any risk of violence or intimidation to a relevant body or to any other person the registrar considers may be able to assist in making that assessment; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/1/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/1/c" id="regulation-39-1-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>accept any answer to a question referred under paragraph (1)(b) as providing sufficient evidence of the nature or extent of any risk.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/2" id="regulation-39-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The registrar must not make available for public inspection—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/2/a" id="regulation-39-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any application made under regulation 36, 37 or 38;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/2/b" id="regulation-39-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any documents provided in support of that application;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/2/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/2/c" id="regulation-39-2-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any notice provided under regulation 40 (notice of withdrawal of application);</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/2/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/2/d" id="regulation-39-2-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any notice provided under regulation 41 (notice of an appeal);</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/2/e" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/2/e" id="regulation-39-2-e"><Pnumber>e</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any notice provided under regulation 43 (notice that determination no longer wanted);</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/2/f" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/2/f" id="regulation-39-2-f"><Pnumber>f</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any notice provided under regulation 44 (representations as to why determination should not be revoked); or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/2/g" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/2/g" id="regulation-39-2-g"><Pnumber>g</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any notice provided under regulation 46 (notice that a person is no longer a registrable person).</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/3" id="regulation-39-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A person who makes an application under regulation 36, 37 or 38 must inform the registrar in writing without delay upon becoming aware of any change to any information or evidence provided to the registrar in connection with the application.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/39/4" id="regulation-39-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>For the purposes of this regulation an application under regulation 36, 37 or 38 is made when it has been registered by the registrar.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Part></Body></Secondary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-2d6f6003c7ac4d4a472a68274357d019" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="ccd8e120251212135134572Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/7" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/339/regulation/47" Type="group" StartSectionRef="regulation-7" EndSectionRef="regulation-47">Regs. 7-47</CitationSubRef> applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) 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