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Section 219: Power to require provision of certain classes of information

Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 · 2023 c. 55View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 11: Information about interests and dealings in land

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

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

the beneficial ownership purpose (see section 220),
the contractual control purpose (see section 221), and
the national security purpose (see section 222).

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

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

the person on whom the requirement falls,
the occurrence or circumstances that gives or give rise to the requirement,
the time limit for complying with the requirement, and
the person to whom the required information is to be provided.

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

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

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

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

the Chief Land Registrar, or
another person exercising public functions on behalf of the Crown.

Regulations under this section may—

make provision about how information is to be provided (including provision requiring it to be provided by electronic means specified in the regulations);
provide for, or make provision about, the application of the regulations to persons outside, or information held outside, the United Kingdom;
relate to things done or arising before the coming into force of this section.

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