Section 242: Protected information: restriction on ... disclosure by registrar

Companies Act 2006 · 2006 c. 46View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 10: A company's directors — Chapter 8: Directors' residential addresses: protection from disclosure

The registrar must omit protected information from the material on the register that is available for inspection where—

it is contained in a document delivered to him in which such information is required to be stated, and
in the case of a document having more than one part, it is contained in a part of the document in which such information is required to be stated.

The registrar is not obliged—

to check other documents or (as the case may be) other parts of the document to ensure the absence of protected information, or
to omit from the material that is available for public inspection anything registered before this Chapter comes into force.

The registrar must not ... disclose protected information except—

as permitted by section 243 (permitted ... disclosure by registrar), ...
in accordance with section 244 (disclosure under court order) , or
as permitted by section 1110F (general powers of disclosure by the registrar).

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