Part 3 – Register of Overseas Entities Inspection of the register and protection of information Section 166: Material unavailable for public inspection: verification information
This section amends section 16 of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, which is a power for the Secretary of State to make regulations about the verification of information submitted to the register of overseas entities. The amendment inserts a provision that states that the regulations made under the section 16 power may require the Registrar to protect certain information that is delivered under the regulations.
	The purpose of the amendment to section 16 is to ensure that certain personal information submitted to the Registrar, such as email addresses, can be withheld from public inspection.