# The Registrar (Identity Verification and Authorised Corporate Service Providers) Regulations 2024, Regulation 18: Cessation of ACSP status


(1) A person ceases to be an ACSP when the registrar gives the person a notice informing them they no longer have that status (a “notice of cessation”).
(2) A notice of cessation must state—
(a) the person’s name;
(b) the date on which the person ceased to be an ACSP, and
(c) that the unique identifier allocated to the person is discontinued as of that date.
(3) The registrar may give a notice of cessation upon written request by a person who wishes to cease to be an ACSP.
(4) The registrar may give a notice of cessation under this paragraph if the registrar has reasonable cause to believe that a person is not a fit and proper person to carry out the functions of an ACSP.
(5) A person may object to the giving by the registrar of a notice of cessation to them under paragraph (4) by giving a written notice to the registrar within the period mentioned in regulation 17(3)(a) (or such period as extended in accordance with regulation 17(4)) which states—
(a) the name of the person making the objection;
(b) the person’s address;
(c) the person’s email address, and
(d) the reasons for the objection.
(6) In deciding whether to give a notice of cessation to a person under paragraph (4), the registrar must take into account any objection made in accordance with paragraph (5).
(7) The registrar may not give a notice of cessation under paragraph (4) until a notice of suspension has been given under regulation 17 and the period mentioned in regulation 17(3)(a), or that period as extended by notice under regulation 17(4), has expired.
(8) Upon the giving of a notice of cessation, the registrar must—
(a) publish notice of the person having ceased to be an ACSP, and
(b) notify the person’s supervisory authority.
(9) In paragraph (5)(a), in the case of an ACSP which is a firm, “name” means firm name.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348261905/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-registrar-identity-verification-and-authorised-corporate-service-providers-regulations-2024/regulation-18
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