(1) A company must, within the period of 14 days from -
(a) a person becoming or ceasing to be its secretary or one of its joint secretaries, or
(b) the occurrence of any change in the particulars contained in its register of secretaries,
give notice to the registrar of the change and of the date on which it occurred.
(2) Notice of a person having become secretary, or one of joint secretaries, of the company must be accompanied by a statement by the company that the person has consented to act in the relevant capacity.
(3) If default is made in complying with this section, an offence is committed by every officer of the company who is in default.
For this purpose a shadow director is treated as an officer of the company.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of the greater of £5,000 or level 4 on the standar
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