23.—(1) Article 641 of the 1986 Order (documents to be delivered to registrar)(1) is amended as follows.
(2) At the beginning of head (iv) of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1), insert the words “subject to paragraph (3A),”.
(3) Insert the following paragraph after paragraph (3)–
“(3A) In place of the statutory declaration referred to in head (iv) of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1), there may be delivered to the registrar using electronic communications a statement made by any person by whom the declaration could have been made stating the date on which the company’s place of business in Northern Ireland was established.”.
(4) Insert the following paragraph after paragraph (4)–
“(5) Any person who makes a false statement under paragraph (3A) which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true is liable to imprisonment or a fine, or both.”.
Article 641 was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Companies (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990