Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023

PART 4 U.K. Consequential amendments

21 U.K. The Companies Act 2006 is amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 21 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I2 Sch. 2 para. 21 in force at 4.3.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z10)

22 (1) Section 12 (statement of proposed officers) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1), for “particulars of” substitute “information about”.

(3) For subsection (2) substitute—

“(2) For the required information—

(a) in relation to proposed directors, see sections 167J and 167K;

(b) in relation to proposed secretaries or joint secretaries, see sections 279J and 279K.”

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 2 para. 22 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I4 Sch. 2 para. 22 in force at 4.3.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z10)

23 U.K. In section 12A (statement of initial significant control), for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) The statement of initial significant control required to be delivered to the registrar must—

(a) state whether, on incorporation, there will be anyone who is either a registrable person or a registrable relevant legal entity in relation to the company, and

(b) include the required particulars of any such person.”

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 2 para. 23 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I6 Sch. 2 para. 23 in force at 4.3.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z10)

24 (1) Section 95 (statement of proposed secretary) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1), for “particulars of” substitute “information about”.

(3) For subsection (2) substitute—

“(2) For the required information in relation to proposed secretaries or joint secretaries, see sections 279J and 279K.”

Commencement Information

I7 Sch. 2 para. 24 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I8 Sch. 2 para. 24 in force at 4.3.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z10)

25 (1) Section 156 (direction requiring company to make appointment of director) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsections (4)(b) and (5), for “section 167” substitute “section 167G”.

(3) After subsection (5) insert—

“(5A) Nothing in subsection (4) or (5) affects the duty imposed by section 167G to give notice within the period mentioned in subsection (6) of that section.”

Commencement Information

I9 Sch. 2 para. 25 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I10 Sch. 2 para. 25 in force at 4.3.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z10)

26 U.K. In section 156B (power to provide for exceptions from requirement that each director to be a natural person), omit subsection (5).

Commencement Information

I11 Sch. 2 para. 26 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I12 Sch. 2 para. 26 in force at 4.3.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z10)

27 U.K. In section 156C (existing director who is not a natural person), for subsections (3) to (5) substitute—

“(3) If it appears to the registrar that, as a result of subsection (2), a company should have given notice under section 167G of a person having ceased to be a director but has failed to do so, the registrar must include a note in the register recording that fact.”

Commencement Information

I13 Sch. 2 para. 27 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I14 Sch. 2 para. 27 in force at 4.3.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z10)

28 U.K. In section 853B (duties to notify a relevant event)—

(a) for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) the duty to give notice of a change as mentioned in section 167G or 167H (changes in directors or required information about a director);”;

(b) omit paragraph (d);

(c) for paragraph (e) substitute—

“(e) the duty to give notice of a change as mentioned in section 279G or 279H (change in secretary or joint secretaries or in required information about a secretary or joint secretary);”;

(d) omit paragraphs (f) and (fa);

(e) for paragraph (g) substitute—

“(g) the duty to deliver anything as mentioned in section 790LA, 790LC, 790LD, 790LE, 790LF, 790LG or 790LH (information about persons with significant control);”.

Commencement Information

I15 Sch. 2 para. 28 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I16 Sch. 2 para. 28 in force at 4.3.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z10)

29 U.K. In section 1079B (duty to notify directors), in subsections (1)(b) and (2)(b), for “section 167 or 167D” substitute “section 167G”.

Commencement Information

I17 Sch. 2 para. 29 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I18 Sch. 2 para. 29 in force at 4.3.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z10)

30 U.K. In section 1136 (regulations about where certain company records to be kept available for inspection), in subsection (2), omit—

• “section 162 (register of directors);”

• “section 275 (register of secretaries);”

• “section 790M (register of people with significant control over a company);”

• “section 790Z (historic PSC register);”.

Commencement Information

I19 Sch. 2 para. 30 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I20 Sch. 2 para. 30 in force at 4.3.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z10)

31 U.K. In paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 (communications by a company)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(d), for “the company’s register of directors” substitute “the register”;

(b) omit sub-paragraph (1A).

Commencement Information

I21 Sch. 2 para. 31 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I22 Sch. 2 para. 31 in force at 4.3.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z10)

32 U.K. In Schedule 8 (index of defined expressions), omit the entries relating to—

• “the central register”;

• “PSC register”;

• “register of directors”;

• “register of directors’ residential addresses”;

• “register of secretaries”.

Commencement Information

I23 Sch. 2 para. 32 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I24 Sch. 2 para. 32 in force at 4.3.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z10)