Other exemptions Section 11: Further provision about registration
This section outlines further details about the registration process. Subsection (1) ensures that the registration of an item would cease to be valid as soon as the owner of the item changes. As opposed to the exemption certificate issued for items under section 2, registration allows the current owner to either (i) sell their item or (ii) engage in other forms of dealing that do not result in a change of ownership, such as hiring out the item once or on multiple occasions. The registration is therefore associated with the individual, and is only valid for a single change of ownership.
	Subsection (2) sets out that once the owner registers an item under section 10, the owner has a responsibility to make sure the information recorded in the registration process remains complete, accurate and up to date. As such, if the owner becomes aware that information included in the application is inaccurate or incomplete, or if any information becomes invalid or changes, the owner must notify the Secretary of State and provide the required information to address the issue. This could be, for instance, because the item is damaged or otherwise altered at some time after registration but prior to dealing, or if, having completed the registration process, the owner subsequently becomes aware of some fact that may invalidate the registration – for instance if the item is a piano which, on the basis of new information, dates to 1978 rather than 1970. If an owner were found to be in possession of such information, but had not informed the Secretary of State, they could be found to be in breach of the Act.
	Subsection (3) allows the Secretary of State to cancel a registration, meaning dealing in that item would be prohibited, for any of the following reasons:
the registered item does not meet the exemption conditions as declared by the owner;
the owner of the item has changed since the registration was made, as set out in subsection (1); or,
the owner of the item has not acted in accordance with subsection (2) and has therefore failed to notify the Secretary of State in order to address of any incomplete, inaccurate or out of date registration information.
	The Secretary of State may become aware of any of these reasons as a result of activities undertaken on behalf of the Secretary of State, the regulator or police and customs officers. This could include spot checks of the registration database, or checks on goods for sale in shops, auction houses or on online sales websites.
	Subsection (4) allows the Secretary of State to add or alter information included in the registration if it is or becomes inaccurate or incomplete. This will primarily be applied when the owner has notified the Secretary of State of a change in information, or should a correction be required to a registration.
	Subsection (5) clarifies the meanings of terms used in this subsection, including references to other sections of the Act.