Paragraph 38 Supply of copy of business voting register to police forces and restrictions on useF1

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

The business registration officer shall supply, free of charge and on request, one electronic copy of the business voting register to—

(a)

any police force in Great Britain;

(b)

the Police Services or Northern Ireland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (Reserve);

(c)

the Serious Organised Crime Agency;

(d)

the National Crime Squad;

F2(e)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(f)

any body of constables established under an Act of Parliament.

(2)

No person serving whether as a constable, officer or employee in any of the forces and organisations listed at sub-paragraph (1) above may—

(a)

supply a copy of the business voting register to any person;

(b)

disclose any information contained in it; or

(c)

make use of any such information,

otherwise than for the purposes of the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal law (whether in England or elsewhere).

Annotations

F1: Sch. 6 inserted (6.4.2013) by The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/798), regs. 1, 7, Sch. 1
F2: Sch. 6 para. 38(1)(e) omitted (16.1.2023) by virtue of The Voter Identification Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1382), regs. 1(3), 67 (with reg. 1(6)(7))