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Police Act 1997

Police Act 1997 s 120

s 120 Registered persons.

(1) For the purposes of this Part a registered person is a person who is listed in a register to be maintained by DBS for the purposes of this Part. (2) DBS shall include in the register any person who— (a) applies to it in writing to be registered, and (b) satisfies the conditions in subsections (4) to (6), ... (c) ... (2A) Subsection (2) is subject to— (a) regulations under section 120ZA, (b) section 120A, and (c) section 120AA and regulations made under that section. (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) A person applying for registration under this section must be— (a) a body corporate or unincorporate, (b) a person who is appointed to an office by virtue of any enactment and who, in the case of an individual, is aged 18 or over , or (c) an individual aged 18 or over who employs others in the course of a business. (5) A body applying for registration under this section must satisfy DBS that it— (a) is likely to ask exempted questions, or (b) is likely to act as the registered person in relation to applications under section 113A or 113B at the request of bodies or individuals asking exempted questions. (6) A person, other than a body, applying for registration under this section must satisfy DBS that he is likely to ask exempted questions. (7) In this section “ exempted question ” has the same meaning as in section 113A .

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