Part 2: Digital Verification Services DVS register Section 34: Power to refuse registration in the DVS register
Subsection (1) allows the Secretary of State to refuse to register a person in the DVS register if he considers it necessary in the interests of national security or is satisfied that the organisation is not compliant with the trust framework in respect of the digital verification services that the person has applied to be registered.
	Subsections (2) and (3) set out that the Secretary of State must inform the person being refused registration via written notice of his intention to refuse the application. That notice must state the name and address of the recipient, the reasons for removal, the right to make written representations about the intention to refuse them registration, the date by which representations should be made and, if the intention is to prevent the organisation from re-applying within a certain period the notice must specify the period proposed, noting that a person may make representations about that period.
	Subsection (4) sets out that where the Secretary of State is intending to refuse an application on national security grounds under subsection (1)(a), the requirement to provide a person with reasons under subsection (3) does not apply if giving such reasons would be contrary to the interests of national security.
	Subsection (5) specifies that the person must be given a minimum of 21 days beginning on the day the notice is given within which to make written representations to the Secretary of State.
	Subsection (6) provides that the person can make oral representation if the Secretary of State considers this appropriate. The ability to make oral representations should be stated in the written notice and the notice must give the person details of how and when the oral representation can be made. Subsection (7) requires that any written or oral representations made in accordance with the written notice must be considered by the Secretary of State when making a decision on refusal of registration.
	Subsection (8) requires the Secretary of State to give written notice to a person informing them that their application for registration has been refused.
	Subsection (9) allows the Secretary of State to include in the notice for refusal of registration under subsection (8) a period within which any subsequent application to be registered by that person will be refused and subsection (10) requires the Secretary of State to refuse an application for registration during that period. Subsection (11) sets out that the period during which any subsequent applications to the register must be refused under subsection (9) must start on the day the notice is given and not exceed two years.