Regulation 5 Cessation of publication
The Secretary of State must cease to publish information published in accordance with regulation 3(1) at the end of the period of ten years beginning with the relevant starting day.
The relevant starting day—
in the case of continuing arrangements with an anticipated end date, is the first day after—
the anticipated end date, or
if a change to that date is notified as a material change in accordance with section 74(5) of the Act or in response to an information notice under section 75 of the Act, the new date,
in the case of indefinite continuing arrangements, is the first day after the day on which the Secretary of State is notified that the arrangements have ceased, or
otherwise, is the first day after the date on which the registration was received.
In paragraph (2)—
“continuing arrangements with an anticipated end date” means arrangements or activities where, in relation to a registration under the provision of the Act mentioned in the first column of the following table, a statement has been made by virtue of the provision of the 2025 Information Regulations mentioned in the second column—
| Provision of Act (relating to type of registration) | Provision of 2025 Information Regulations |
|---|---|
| Section 65(4) | Schedule 2, paragraph 7(a) |
| Section 68(1), (2) or (3) | Schedule 3, paragraph 4(a) |
| Section 69(3) | Schedule 4, paragraph 7(c)(ii) |
| Section 72(1) | Schedule 5, paragraph 5(a) |
“indefinite continuing arrangements” means arrangements or activities where, in relation to a registration under the provision of the Act mentioned in the first column of the following table, a statement has been made by virtue of the provision of the 2025 Information Regulations mentioned in the second column—
| Provision of the Act (relating to the type of registration) | Provision of 2025 Information Regulations |
|---|---|
| Section 65(4) | Schedule 2, paragraph 7(b) |
| Section 68(1), (2) or (3) | Schedule 3, paragraph 4(b) |
| Section 69(3) | Schedule 4, paragraph 7(c)(iii) |
| Section 72(1) | Schedule 5, paragraph 5(b) |
In paragraph (2)(a)(i), the “anticipated end date” means the date given in the statement referred to in paragraph (3)(a) and, if more than one date is given, it is the latest of the dates.
A continuing arrangement with an anticipated end date is to be treated as an indefinite continuing arrangement in determining the relevant starting day for the purposes of paragraph (1) where a type 1 notification is given.
In paragraph (5), a “type 1 notification” is a notification to the Secretary of State that the arrangements or activities in question will continue indefinitely, given—
under section 74(5) of the Act (material change), or
in response to an information notice under section 75 of the Act.
An indefinite continuing arrangement is to be treated as a continuing arrangement with an anticipated end date in determining the relevant starting day for the purposes of paragraph (1) where a type 2 notification is given.
In paragraph (7), a “type 2 notification” is a notification to the Secretary of State that the arrangements or activities in question have come to an end or are anticipated to come to an end on a date specified in the notification, given—
under section 74(5) of the Act (material change), or
in response to an information notice under section 75 of the Act.