Part 1: Registration of Overseas Entities Obtaining, updating and verifying information Section 13: Additional powers to obtain information
This section provides that an overseas entity can (but is not obliged to) send an information notice to an individual or legal entity if the overseas entity knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the person to whom the notice is sent knows the identity of the entity’s registrable beneficial owners and/or of any beneficial owners who would not be registrable or where there is reasonable cause to believe that person can identify a third party who may know this information.
	Subsection (3) sets out the time limit for responding to an information notice. A person who receives a notice must respond within one month, stating whether or not they know the identity of any beneficial owner, or know the identity of another person who might have information about the entity’s beneficial owner(s). If they know any information that might help the overseas entity identify a beneficial owner, they must supply it to the overseas entity.
	Subsection (4) provides that a recipient of a notice sent under subsection (1) is not required to disclose information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege (or, in Scotland, confidentiality of communications) could be maintained in legal proceedings.