Section 47

The appropriate authority may direct the regulator that in the interests of national security specified information or information of a specified description must be excluded from a public register. The regulator must notify the appropriate authority of any information (other than information relating to a radioactive substances activity) that it excludes from a public register pursuant to such a direction. The appropriate authority may direct the regulator that in the interests of national security information of a specified description— must be referred to the authority for its determination as to whether or not the information may be included on a public register, and must not be included on a public register unless the appropriate authority determines that it may be included. A person may give a notice to the appropriate authority stating that, in the person's opinion, the inclusion of information on a public register would be contrary to the interests of national security. A notice under paragraph (4) must specify the information and indicate its apparent nature. A person giving a notice under paragraph (4) must at the same time notify the regulator. The regulator must not include information notified under paragraph (4) on a public register unless the appropriate authority determines that it may be included.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30