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The Protection and Disclosure of Personal Information (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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8 Amendments to the Register of People with Significant Control Regulations 2016

(1) The Register of People with Significant Control Regulations 2016 are amended in accordance with this regulation. (2) Paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 25 (application by an individual requiring the registrar to refrain from disclosing that individual's usual residential address information to a credit reference agency) is amended as follows— (a) omit “or” at the end of paragraph (viii); (b) after paragraph (ix) insert— (x) the eligible Scottish partnerships in relation to which the applicant is, was, or proposes to become a registrable person under the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/694); (xi) the limited partnerships in relation to which the applicant is, was, or proposes to become a partner; (xii) the limited partnerships in relation to which the applicant is, was, or proposes to become a registered officer of a general partner; or (xiii) the limited partnerships in relation to which the applicant is, was, or proposes to become the named contact of a corporate managing officer of a general partner; or . (3) After regulation 25(6) insert— (7) In this regulation— “the 1907 Act” means the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (c. 24 (7 Edw 7)); “corporate managing officer” has the meaning given in section 3(1) of the 1907 Act (interpretation of terms); “eligible Scottish partnership” has the meaning given in regulation 3(2) of the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017; “general partner” has the meaning given in section 3 of the 1907 Act (interpretation of terms); “limited partnership” has the meaning given in section 4 of the 1907 Act (definition and constitution of limited partnership); “named contact” has the meaning given in section 8K(5) of the 1907 Act (duty to maintain registered officer and named contacts); “registered officer” has the meaning given in section 8K(4) of the 1907 Act. . (4) In paragraph (1) of regulation 33 (circumstances where the registrar must omit secured information from material on the register available for public inspection)— (a) at the end of paragraph (a)(v), omit “and”; (b) at the end of sub-paragraph (b), for the full stop substitute “; and”; (c) after sub-paragraph (b) insert— (c) the document in which that information is contained appears on the register in respect of the company mentioned in the application made under regulation 36, 37 or 38, as applicable. . (5) Before paragraph (1) of regulation 34 (circumstances where the registrar must not disclose secured information) insert— (A1) This regulation applies where the disclosure relates to the information as it appears on the register in respect of the company mentioned in an application made under regulation 36, 37 or 38, as applicable. .

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8 Amendments to the Register of People with Significant Control Regulations 2016

(1) The Register of People with Significant Control Regulations 2016 are amended in accordance with this regulation. (2) Paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 25 (application by an individual requiring the registrar to refrain from disclosing that individual's usual residential address information to a credit reference agency) is amended as follows— (a) omit “or” at the end of paragraph (viii); (b) after paragraph (ix) insert— (x) the eligible Scottish partnerships in relation to which the applicant is, was, or proposes to become a registrable person under the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/694); (xi) the limited partnerships in relation to which the applicant is, was, or proposes to become a partner; (xii) the limited partnerships in relation to which the applicant is, was, or proposes to become a registered officer of a general partner; or (xiii) the limited partnerships in relation to which the applicant is, was, or proposes to become the named contact of a corporate managing officer of a general partner; or . (3) After regulation 25(6) insert— (7) In this regulation— “the 1907 Act” means the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (c. 24 (7 Edw 7)); “corporate managing officer” has the meaning given in section 3(1) of the 1907 Act (interpretation of terms); “eligible Scottish partnership” has the meaning given in regulation 3(2) of the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017; “general partner” has the meaning given in section 3 of the 1907 Act (interpretation of terms); “limited partnership” has the meaning given in section 4 of the 1907 Act (definition and constitution of limited partnership); “named contact” has the meaning given in section 8K(5) of the 1907 Act (duty to maintain registered officer and named contacts); “registered officer” has the meaning given in section 8K(4) of the 1907 Act. . (4) In paragraph (1) of regulation 33 (circumstances where the registrar must omit secured information from material on the register available for public inspection)— (a) at the end of paragraph (a)(v), omit “and”; (b) at the end of sub-paragraph (b), for the full stop substitute “; and”; (c) after sub-paragraph (b) insert— (c) the document in which that information is contained appears on the register in respect of the company mentioned in the application made under regulation 36, 37 or 38, as applicable. . (5) Before paragraph (1) of regulation 34 (circumstances where the registrar must not disclose secured information) insert— (A1) This regulation applies where the disclosure relates to the information as it appears on the register in respect of the company mentioned in an application made under regulation 36, 37 or 38, as applicable. .

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