(1) The Companies Act 2006 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 1059A (scheme of Part 35), in subsection (4), at the appropriate place insert-
"section 1110C (identity verification: exemption on national security grounds),".
(3) After section 1110B (inserted by section 65 of this Act) insert-
"1110C Identity verification: exemption on national security grounds etc
(1) The Secretary of State may, by written notice given to a person, provide for one or more of the effects listed in subsection (2) to apply in relation to the person, if satisfied that to do so is necessary-
(a) in the interests of national security, or
(b) for the purposes of preventing or detecting serious crime.
(2) The effects for which the notice may provide are that-
(a) where a statement of proposed officers names the person as a director, section 12(2A) does not require a statement under that subsection to be made in relation to the person;
(b) section 167G(3)(c) does not apply in relation to a notice of the perso
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