Regulation 46 Duty of the regulator to maintain a public register

(1)

Subject to regulations 47 and 48, the regulator must maintain a register (a “public register”) containing the information in paragraph 1 of Schedule 27 (public registers).

(2)

Nothing in paragraph (1) requires a public register to contain information relating to criminal proceedings, or anything which is the subject matter of criminal proceedings, before those proceedings are finally disposed of.

(3)

In paragraph (2), “criminal proceedings” includes prospective criminal proceedings.

(4)

The regulator must enter information on its public register as soon as reasonably practicable after it comes within the regulator’s possession.

(5)

Where information of any description is excluded from any public register under regulation 48, a statement must be entered on the register indicating the existence of information of that description.

(6)

The regulator must—

(a)

make its public register available for public inspection at all reasonable times, free of charge, and

(b)

enable members of the public to obtain copies of entries on its public register on payment of a reasonable charge.

(7)

A public register may be kept in any form.