# Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, Paragraph 4: Registrable beneficial owners: government or public authority

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A government or public authority is a “registrable beneficial owner” in relation to an overseas entity in all cases where it is a beneficial owner of the entity by virtue of paragraph 6.
(2) A government or public authority is also a “registrable beneficial owner” in relation to an overseas entity if it is treated as a beneficial owner of the overseas entity by virtue of paragraph 6A.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/10/schedule/2/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/economic-crime-transparency-and-enforcement-act-2022/schedule-2/paragraph-4
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