[substituted with new Part 24 (ss. 853A-853L) with effect from 1 May 2016 for the purpose of enabling the registrar to impose the requirements referred to in s. 853F(6) and 30 June 2016 so far as not yet in force]
(1) If a company fails to deliver an annual return before the end of the period of 28 days after a return date, an offence is committed by -
(b) subject to subsection (4) -
(i) every director of the company, and
(ii) in the case of a private company with a secretary or a public company, every secretary of the company, and
(c) every other officer of the company who is in default.
For this purpose a shadow director is treated as a director.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) 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 standard scale.
(3) The contravention continues until such tim
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