Regulation 6 Exceptions giving rise to duty not to publish or to continue to publish

The Secretary of State must not publish or continue to publish any information which would otherwise be required to be published by regulation 3(1) where any of the following grounds apply.

Ground 1 is that there is a risk that publication would be prejudicial to the safety or interests of the United Kingdom.

Ground 2 is that there is a risk that publication would be prejudicial to—

Ground 3 is that a person has provided evidence to the Secretary of State that there is a significant risk that publication would put any individual’s safety at risk of serious harm.

Ground 4 is that the information is commercially sensitive.

For the purpose of paragraph (5), information is commercially sensitive if a person has provided evidence to the Secretary of State that—

For the purpose of paragraph (6)(b), harm to a person’s reputation solely by virtue of being associated with a registration published under regulation 3(1) is not to be treated as highly likely seriously to prejudice the commercial interests of that person.