Part 1: Registration of Overseas Entities Inspection of the register and protection of information Section 21: Inspection and copies of register
Section 21 ensures that the information on the overseas entities register is, as far as possible, publicly accessible. Subject to exceptions as set out in section 22, anyone may access the information that is on the register, and may require a copy of it. The Registrar is given, by subsection (2), the discretion to specify the form and manner applications may be made to request inspection or copies. Likewise, the Registrar under subsection (3) has the discretion to determine the form and manner in which copies are to be provided.
	Under subsection (4), section 1091 of the Companies Act 2006 (certification of copies) and the regulations made under it apply equally to copies made under this section.