Article 5 Specified persons for the purposes of section 38
The following persons are specified for the purposes of section 38 of the 2006 Act (verifying information provided in passport applications etc.)—
(a)
the Registrar General for England and Wales;
(b)
the Registrar General for Scotland;
(c)
the Registrar General for Northern Ireland; and
(d)
any credit reference agency which, at the time when the particular requirement is imposed under section 38 of the 2006 Act, is a party to a contract for the supply of information for the purposes of the carrying out by the Secretary of State of functions under that Act.