The Register of People with Significant Control Regulations 2016

[^key-b8014c3707e8f73dbb31ce6ced5bbb4d]: Sch. 4 applied (E.W.S.) (6.4.2016) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/340), regs. 1(3), 4, Sch. 2 para. 4 (as amended (26.6.2017) by S.I. 2017/693, regs. 2, 31 (with Sch. Pt. 2); and (18.11.2025) by S.I. 2025/1033, regs. 1(3)(d), 11(4) (with regs. 12-16); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(i))

[^key-206625198ea2754b17533b180de95cba]: Reg. 5 omitted (18.11.2025) by virtue of The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1037), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 3(2); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(g)

[^key-c4d1f7199f3449ea55ce1d276634d8a1]: Words in reg. 18(b) substituted (18.11.2025) by The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1037), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 3(3); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(g)

[^key-5cde1da1378e9f44c4cb0bf1d7c7fd71]: Words in reg. 18(d) substituted (18.11.2025) by The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1037), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 3(3); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(g)

[^key-18a6a0e86941f1a5f7ef18b3b7560b9e]: Words in reg. 20 heading substituted (18.11.2025) by The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1037), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 3(4); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(g)

[^key-904ef73cc829d247c5232a43334e35d5]: Words in reg. 20 substituted (18.11.2025) by The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1037), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 3(4); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(g)

[^key-0dcc076cd165add045b61171f53543f6]: Word in Sch. 4 para. 6(c) omitted (5.2.2026) by virtue of The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1331), regs. 2(2), 17(a); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(s)

[^key-7931dfe33a1493d906347d61f43192ff]: Sch. 4 para. 6(c)(vi) and word inserted (5.2.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1331), regs. 2(2), 17(b); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(s)

Fee payable for the disclosure by the registrar of information to a credit institution or a financial institution

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Application by an individual requiring the registrar to refrain from using or disclosing that individual's secured information

Application by a company requiring the registrar to refrain from using or disclosing an individual's secured information

Application by a subscriber to a memorandum of association requiring the registrar to refrain from using or disclosing an individual's secured information

Matters relating to an application made under regulation 36, 37 or 38

Withdrawal of an application made under regulation 36, 37 or 38

Appealing against an unsuccessful application made under regulation 36, 37 or 38

Unsuccessful determination made under regulation 36, 37 or 38

Duration of a determination under regulation 36, 37 or 38

Revocation of a determination under regulation 36(5), 37(5) or 38(5)

Protection by a company of secured information

PART 2A — Disclosure to a Credit Institution or a Financial Institution

12A

The credit institution or financial institution maintains appropriate procedures—

• (a) to ensure that an independent person can investigate and audit the measures maintained by that institution for the purposes of ensuring the security of any information disclosed to it; and

• (b) for the purposes of ensuring that it complies with its obligations under the data protection legislation (as defined in section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018).

12B

The credit institution or financial institution has delivered to the registrar a statement confirming that it is a credit institution or, as the case may be, a financial institution, and that it meets the conditions in paragraph 12A.

12C

The credit institution or financial institution has delivered to the registrar a statement that it intends to use information only for the purpose of applying customer due diligence measures to the company in relation to which the information is secured, in accordance with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017.

12D

The credit institution or financial institution has delivered to the registrar a statement that confirms the name and registered number of the company it is entering a transaction with which requires the institution to apply customer due diligence measures under those Regulations.

12E

The credit institution or financial institution has delivered to the registrar a statement that it intends to take delivery of and to use the information only in the United Kingdom.

12F

The credit institution or financial institution has delivered to the registrar a statement that it will, where it supplies a copy of the information to a processor for the purpose of processing the information for use in respect of the purpose referred to in paragraph 12C—

• (a) ensure that the processor is one who carries on business in the United Kingdom;

• (b) require that the processor does not transmit the information outside the United Kingdom; and

• (c) require that the processor does not disclose the information except to the credit institution or financial institution.

12G

The credit institution or financial institution has delivered any information or evidence required by the registrar for the purpose of enabling the registrar to determine in accordance with these Regulations whether to disclose the information.

12H

The credit institution or financial institution has complied with any requirement by the registrar to confirm the accuracy of the statements, information or evidence delivered to the registrar pursuant to this Part.

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12ZA

The information within section 790ZF(2) of the Act is not information to which regulation 34(1) applies.

Part 3A — Further duties on company to give notices concerning persons with significant control

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• (1) Where a company knows or has cause to believe that the information in a notice given by the company under any provision of the Act mentioned in paragraph (2) is no longer true, the company must give notice to the registrar.

• (2) The provisions are—

• (a) section 790LC(1),

• (b) section 790LH(1),

• (c) section 790VA(2) where that subsection applied by virtue of subsection (1)(c) of that section.

• (3) Where the subscribers to a company gave a statement of initial significant control stating that no person would become a registrable person or registrable relevant legal entity on incorporation and the company subsequently comes to know or have cause to believe that it is no longer true that the company has no registrable persons or registrable relevant legal entities, the company must give notice to the registrar.

• (4) A notice given under paragraph (1) or (3) must state—

• (a) what information about the company is no longer true, and

• (b) the date on which the company first knew or had cause to believe the information is no longer true.

• (5) The notice must be given within the period of 14 days beginning with the date on which the company first knew or had cause to believe the information referred to in paragraph (1) or (3), as the case may be, is no longer true.

• (6) In paragraph (2)(c) the reference to section 790VA is to that section as it had effect prior to its repeal.

Failure to comply with a section 790D , 790DA, 790E or 790EA notice: valid reason