The register

3.—(1) The information to be included in the register in respect of a registered person shall be–

(a)the name, address and date of birth of the person and any telephone or facsimile number or electronic mailing address which has been notified by that person to the Scottish Ministers for communication purposes;

(b)the date on which the name of the person was first listed in the register;

(c)the number assigned to the person on being so listed;

(d)the nature and purpose of the exempted questions, if any, that the person is likely to ask;

(e)where the person is a body corporate or unincorporate–

(i)whether the body is likely to countersign applications under section 113A (criminal record certificates) or 113B (enhanced criminal record certificates)(1) at the request of bodies or individuals asking exempted questions and, if so, the nature and purpose of those questions;

(ii)the name, address and date of birth of any individual for the time being nominated in accordance with regulation 4 below as being authorised to act for the body in relation to the countersigning of applications under section 113A or 113B and any telephone or facsimile number or electronic mailing address which has been notified by that body to the Scottish Ministers for communication purposes;

(iii)the date on which the name of that individual was first listed on the register;

(iv)the number assigned to that individual on being listed; and

(v)a specimen of the signature of that individual;

(f)where the person is a statutory office holder–

(i)the name, address and date of birth of any individual for the time being nominated in accordance with regulation 4 as being authorised to act for the statutory office holder in relation to the countersigning of applications under section 113A or 113B and any telephone or facsimile or electronic mailing address which has been notified to the Scottish Ministers for communications purposes;

(ii)the date on which the name of that individual was first listed on the register;

(iii)the number assigned to that individual on being listed; and

(iv)a specimen of the signature of that individual; and

(g)in respect of each registered person other than a body corporate or unincorporate, a specimen of any signature which will be used by that person for the purposes of countersigning applications under section 113A or 113B.

(2) In paragraph (l), any reference to the address of a registered person is a reference to the address of the principal place of business of that person, subject to the requirement that where that person’s principal place of business is not within Scotland, the address of the principal place of business in Scotland shall also be included in the register.

(3) A registered person shall notify the Scottish Ministers in writing, as soon as is reasonably practicable, of the details of any alteration to the information that has been supplied by that person for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), (d), (e) and (f).