Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023

59 Confirmation statements U.K.

(1) The Companies Act 2006 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 853A (duty to deliver confirmation statements)—

(a) in subsection (1), for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) a statement (a “confirmation statement”) confirming—

(i) that the company has delivered to the registrar, or is delivering to the registrar at the same time as the confirmation statement, all of the information that it is required to deliver in relation to the confirmation period concerned under any duty to notify a relevant event (see section 853B),

(ii) that the company is delivering to the registrar at the same time as the confirmation statement any information that it is required to deliver by virtue of a duty imposed by any of sections 853BA to 853H, and

(iii) in the case of a company’s first statement under this paragraph, that the company has delivered to the registrar, or is delivering to the registrar at the same time as the confirmation statement, any information that it is required to deliver under section 167I, 279I or 790LG (pre-incorporation changes).”;

(b) omit subsection (2);

(c) for subsections (7) and (8), substitute—

“(7) For the purpose of making a confirmation statement a company is entitled to assume that information that has been delivered to the registrar has been properly delivered unless the registrar has notified the company otherwise.”

(3) In section 853K (confirmation statements: power to make further provision by regulations), in subsection (3), for “section 853A(2)” substitute “section 853A(1)(b)”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 59 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I2 S. 59(1)(3) in force at 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z12)

I3 S. 59(2) in force at 4.3.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z12)