Section 10 Processing of application under section 9I1I2

On receipt of an application by a registered overseas entity under section 9, the registrar must check whether the overseas entity is registered as the proprietor of a relevant interest in land (see subsection (10) of that section).

If the overseas entity is not registered as the proprietor of a relevant interest in land F1and there are no updates pending, the registrar must remove it from the list of registered overseas entities.

If the overseas entity is registered as the proprietor of a relevant interest in land F2or there is an update pending, the registrar must refuse the application.

For the purposes of subsections (2) and (3) an update is pending if—

The registrar must send the overseas entity a notice stating—

Where an overseas entity is removed from the list of registered overseas entities, the registrar must record the date of removal in the register.