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Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

Moved by

Baroness Scott of Bybrook

438A: Before Clause 204, insert the following new Clause—

“Power to require provision of certain classes of information

(1) Regulations may require the provision of information that is within the scope of a permitted purpose.

(2) So far as the regulations are to extend to England and Wales, the permitted purposes are—

(a) the beneficial ownership purpose (see section (The beneficial ownership purpose)),

(b) the contractual control purpose (see section (The contractual control purpose)), and

(c) the national security purpose (see section (The national security purpose)).

(3) So far as the regulations are to extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland, the only permitted purpose is the national security purpose.

(4) Regulations under this section must, for each requirement they impose, specify—

(a) the person on whom the requirement falls,

(b) the occurrence or circumstances that gives or give rise to the requirement,

(c) the time limit for complying with the requirement, and

(d) the person to whom the required information is to be provided.

(5) The occurrence or circumstances specified under subsection (4)(b)—

(a) must, in the case of a requirement to provide information within the scope of the national security purpose, and

(b) in any other case may,

be (or include) the giving of a notice in accordance with the regulations to the person on whom the requirement falls.

(6) In relation to such cases, the regulations may also make provision deeming notice to have been given at a certain time in certain circumstances.

(7) The person specified under subsection (4)(d) must be—

(a) the Chief Land Registrar, or

(b) another person exercising public functions on behalf of the Crown.

(8) Regulations under this section may—

(a) make provision about how information is to be provided (including provision requiring it to be provided by electronic means specified in the regulations);

(b) provide for, or make provision about, the application of the regulations to persons outside, or information held outside, the United Kingdom;

(c) relate to things done or arising before the coming into force of this section.”

Member's explanatory statement

This new Clause and the other new Clauses in the Minister’s name before Clause 204 recast the powers in Part 11 so as to make them exercisable only for stated purposes (along with other minor changes).