Paragraph 4A Consent to registration of dispositions that cannot otherwise be registeredF1F2
Northern Ireland
The Secretary of State may consent to the registration of a disposition that would otherwise be prohibited by an inhibition entered under paragraph 3, or by paragraph 4, if satisfied—
that at the time of the disposition the person to whom it was made did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, of the prohibition, and
that in all the circumstances it would be unjust for the disposition not to be registered.
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision in connection with applications for consent, and the giving of consent, under sub-paragraph (1).
The regulations may, for example, make provision about—
who may apply;
evidence;
time limits.
Regulations made under sub-paragraph (2) are to be made by statutory instrument within the meaning given by section 1 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Sch. 8A inserted (5.9.2022) by Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (c. 10), s. 69(1), Sch. 5 para. 3; S.I. 2022/876, reg. 4(c)
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Sch. 8A para. 4A inserted (23.6.2023) by The Register of Overseas Entities (Penalties and Northern Ireland Dispositions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/696), regs. 1(1), 10(2)
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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Words in preamble of Act substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59(5), 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 6; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
Notes on Schedule 8A
Modifications
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Sch. 8A: power to amend conferred (5.9.2022) by Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (c. 10), s. 33(4)-(6), 69(1); S.I. 2022/876, reg. 4(a)