(1) A company ("the applicant") may make an application to the registrar requiring the registrar to refrain from using or disclosing secured information relating to an individual ("S") who -

(a) is a registrable person;

(b) proposes to become a registrable person; or

(c) used to be a registrable person,

in relation to that company.

(2) A company may only make an application under paragraph (1) where S has given consent for the company to make the application on S's behalf.

(3) The grounds on which an application may be made are that the applicant reasonably believes that if the secured information is disclosed by the registrar -

(a) the activities of the applicant; or

(b) one or more characteristics or personal attributes of S when associated with the applicant,

will put S or a person living with S at serious risk of being subjected to violence or intimidation.

(4) The application must -

(a) contain -

(i) a statement of the grounds on which the application is made;

(ii) confirmation that S consents to the making of the application;