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The registrar of companies (s. 1) |
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1 The registrar's objectives |
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Company formation (ss. 2-7) |
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2 Statement as to lawful purposes |
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3 Information about subscribers |
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4 Proposed officers: identity verification |
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5 Proposed officers: disqualification |
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6 Persons with initial significant control: disqualification |
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7 Persons with initial significant control: identity verification |
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Company names (ss. 8-22) |
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8 Names for criminal purposes |
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9 Names suggesting connection with foreign governments etc |
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10 Names containing computer code |
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11 Prohibition on re-registering name following direction |
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12 Prohibition on using name that another company has been directed to change |
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13 Directions to change name: period for compliance |
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14 Requirements to change name: removal of old name from public inspection |
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15 Objections to company's registered name |
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16 Misleading indication of activities |
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17 Direction to change name used for criminal purposes |
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18 Direction to change name wrongly registered |
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19 Registrar's power to change names containing computer code |
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20 Registrar's power to change company's name for breach of direction |
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21 Sections 19 and 20: consequential amendments |
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22 Company names: exceptions based on national security etc |
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Business names (ss. 23-27) |
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23 Use of name suggesting connection with foreign governments etc |
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24 Use of name giving misleading indication of activities |
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25 Use of name that a company has been required to change |
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26 Use of name that another company has been required to change |
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27 Use of names: exceptions based on national security etc |
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Registered offices (s. 28) |
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28 Registered office: appropriate address |
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Registered email addresses (ss. 29-30) |
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29 Registered email addresses etc |
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30 Registered email addresses: transitional provision |
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Disqualification in relation to companies (ss. 31-39) |
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31 Disqualification for persistent breaches of companies legislation: GB |
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32 Disqualification for persistent breaches of companies legislation: NI |
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33 Disqualification on summary conviction: GB |
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34 Disqualification on summary conviction: NI |
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35 Power to impose director disqualification sanctions |
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36 Disqualification of persons designated under sanctions legislation: GB |
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37 Section 36: application to other bodies |
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38 Disqualification of persons designated under sanctions legislation: NI |
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39 Section 38: application to other bodies |
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Directors (ss. 40-45) |
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40 Disqualified directors |
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41 Section 40: amendments to clarify existing corresponding provisions |
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42 Repeal of power to require additional statements |
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43 Prohibition on director acting unless ID verified |
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44 Prohibition on acting unless directorship notified |
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45 Registrar's power to change a director's service address |
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Register of members (ss. 46-50) |
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46 Register of members: information to be included and powers to obtain it |
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47 Additional ground for rectifying the register of members |
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48 Register of members: protecting information |
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49 Register of members: removal of option to use central register |
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50 Membership information: one-off statement |
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Registration of directors, secretaries and persons with significant control (ss. 51-52) |
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51 Abolition of local registers etc |
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52 Protection of date of birth information |
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Accounts and reports (ss. 53-58) |
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53 Filing obligations of micro-entities |
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54 Filing obligations of small companies other than micro-entities |
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55 Sections 53 and 54: consequential amendments |
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56 Use or disclosure of profit and loss accounts for certain companies |
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57 Statements about exemption from audit requirements |
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58 Removal of option to abridge Companies Act accounts |
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Confirmation statements (ss. 59-63) |
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59 Confirmation statements |
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60 Duty to confirm lawful purposes |
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61 Duty to notify a change in company's principal business activities |
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62 Duty to deliver information about exemption from Part 21A |
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63 Confirmation statements: offences |
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Identity verification (ss. 64-69) |
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64 Identity verification of persons with significant control |
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65 Procedure etc for verifying identity |
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66 Authorisation of corporate service providers |
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67 Exemption from identity verification: national security grounds |
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68 Allocation of unique identifiers |
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69 Identity verification: material unavailable for public inspection |
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Striking off and restoration to the register (ss. 70-71) |
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70 Registrar's power to strike off company registered on false basis |
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71 Requirements for administrative restoration |
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Who may deliver documents (ss. 72-74) |
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72 Delivery of documents: identity verification etc |
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73 Disqualification from delivering documents |
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74 Proper delivery: requirements about who may deliver documents |
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Facilitating electronic delivery (ss. 75-78) |
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75 Delivery of documents by electronic means |
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76 Delivery of order confirming reduction of share capital |
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77 Delivery of statutory declaration of solvency |
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78 Registrar's rules requiring documents to be delivered together |
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Promoting the integrity of the register (ss. 79-87) |
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79 Power to reject documents for inconsistencies |
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80 Informal correction of document |
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81 Preservation of original documents |
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82 Records relating to dissolved companies etc |
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83 Power to require additional information |
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84 Registrar's notice to resolve inconsistencies |
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85 Administrative removal of material from the register |
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86 Rectification of the register under court order |
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87 Power to require businesses to report discrepancies |
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Inspection etc of the register (ss. 88-91) |
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88 Inspection of the register: general |
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89 Copies of material on the register |
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90 Material not available for public inspection |
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91 Protecting information on the register |
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Registrar's functions and fees (ss. 92-93) |
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92 Analysis of information for the purposes of crime prevention or detection |
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93 Fees: costs that may be taken into account |
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Information sharing and use (ss. 94-97) |
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94 Disclosure of information |
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95 Use or disclosure of directors' address information by companies |
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96 Use or disclosure of PSC information by companies |
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97 Use of directors' address information by registrar |
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Overseas companies (ss. 98-101) |
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98 Change of addresses of officers of overseas companies by registrar |
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99 Overseas companies: availability of material for public inspection etc |
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100 Registered addresses of an overseas company |
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101 Overseas companies: identity verification of directors |
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General offences and enforcement (ss. 102-104) |
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102 General false statement offences |
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103 False statement offences: national security etc defence |
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104 Financial penalties |
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Rectification of addresses and service of documents (ss. 105-108) |
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105 Registered office: rectification of register |
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106 Rectification of register: service addresses |
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107 Rectification of register: principal office addresses |
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108 Service of documents on people with significant control |
