{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-disclosure-of-address-regulations-2009/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-disclosure-of-address-regulations-2009/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/214",
  "legislation_title": "The Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-disclosure-of-address-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Permitted disclosure by the registrar to credit reference agencies",
  "text": "(1) Subject to regulation 4, the registrar may disclose protected information to a credit reference agency where the conditions specified in paragraphs 6 to 10 of Schedule 2 are satisfied.\n(2) The registrar may rely on a statement delivered to him by a credit reference agency under paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 as sufficient evidence of the matters stated in it.\n(3) The registrar may decline to disclose protected information to a credit reference agency where the credit reference agency fails to—\n(a) deliver to the registrar—\n(i) such information or evidence in addition to the statement required by paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 (disclosure to a credit reference agency) as the registrar may direct;\n(ii) the information or evidence referred to in sub-paragraph (i) verified in such manner as the registrar may direct;\n(iii) any updated statement requested by the registrar under Part 2 of Schedule 2;\n(b) inform the registrar immediately of any change in respect of any statement delivered to the registrar pursuant to Schedule 2 or information or evidence provided for the purpose of enabling the registrar to determine whether to disclose protected information.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 3(3) substituted for reg. 3(3)-(5) (21.7.2025) by The Protection and Disclosure of Personal Information (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/874), regs. 1(2)(a), 5(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/214/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:18:25.603733+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}