# The Data-gathering Powers (Relevant Data) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Data-gathering Powers (Relevant Data) Regulations 2012


For regulation 2 substitute—
“2. In these Regulations—
“company registration number” has the same meaning as “registered number” in section 1066 of the Companies Act 2006;
“identifying information” means information which identifies a person or an account and includes—
(a) any unique or generic identifier or reference number allocated by, or used by, the data-holder for the purposes of identifying a person or account, or classifying the trade of a person or account;
(b) name, address (including email, website, and any other electronic address), and telephone number associated with a person or account;
(c) company registration number or national insurance number, unique taxpayer reference, VAT number, any other unique government-issued identifier associated with a person or account;
(d) in relation to a person, whether that person is an individual, partnership, limited company, or has any other legal status;
“Schedule 23” means Schedule 23 to the Finance Act 2011;
“VAT number” has the same meaning as “registration number” in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 of the Value Added Tax Regulations 1995.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/979/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/data-gathering-powers-relevant-data-amendment-regulations-2016/regulation-3
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