Blog

(1) The only information that may be recorded in the Register is.

(a) information the inclusion of which in an individual.s entry is

authorised by Schedule 1;

(b) information of a technical nature for use in connection with the

administration of the Register;

(c) information of a technical nature for use in connection with the

administration of arrangements made for purposes connected with the

issue or cancellation of ID cards; and

(d) information recorded in the Register in accordance with subsection (2).

(2) Information about an individual must be recorded in his entry in the Register

(whether or not it is authorised by Schedule 1) if.

(a) he has made an application to the Secretary of State requesting the

recording of the information as part of his entry;

(b) regulations made by the Secretary of State do not exclude it from the

information that may be the subject of such a request; and

(c) the Secretary of State considers that it is both practicable and

appropriate for it to be recorded in accordance with the applicant.s

request.

(3) Information, once entered in the Register, may continue to be recorded in the

Register for so long as it is consistent with the statutory purposes for it to be so

recorded.

(4) The Secretary of State may by order modify the information for the time being

set out in Schedule 1.

(5) The Secretary of State may make an order under this section adding

information to the information that may be recorded in the Register only if he

considers that it would be consistent with the statutory purposes for the

additional information to be so recorded.

(6) The Secretary of State must not make an order containing (with or without

other provision) any provision for adding information to the information that

may be recorded in the Register unless a draft of the order has been laid before

Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.