Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 2574
Identity Cards
The Identity Cards Act 2006 (National Identity Registration Number) Regulations 2009
Made
23rd September 2009
Laid before Parliament
25th September 2009
Coming into force
20th October 2009
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Identity Cards Act 2006 (National Identity Registration Number) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 20 th October 2009.
Prescribed requirements
2. —(1) The requirements in paragraphs (2) and (3) are prescribed for the purposes of section 2(5) of the Identity Cards Act 2006 (Individuals entered in Register).
(2) A National Identity Registration Number shall provide no information in respect of a person other than that an entry in the Register has been made and that the entry has been given that number.
(3) The process by which a National Identity Registration Number is given to an entry in the Register shall have no regard to any other reference number or code assigned to the person in respect of whom the entry has been made.
Bill Brett
Parliamentary Under‑Secretary of State
Home Office
23rd September 2009
See the definition of “prescribed”.