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Companies Act 2006, Section 1068 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 26 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

1068Registrar's requirements as to form, authentication and manner of deliveryU.K.

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(1)The registrar may impose requirements as to the form, authentication and manner of delivery of documents required or authorised to be delivered to the registrar under any enactment.

(2)As regards the form of the document, the registrar may—

(a)require the contents of the document to be in a standard form;

(b)impose requirements for the purpose of enabling the document to be scanned or copied.

(3)As regards authentication, the registrar may—

(a)require the document to be authenticated by a particular person or a person of a particular description;

(b)specify the means of authentication;

[F1(c)require the document to contain or be accompanied by the name or registered number (or both) of the company (or other body) to which it relates.]

(4)As regards the manner of delivery, the registrar may specify requirements as to—

(a)the physical form of the document (for example, hard copy or electronic form);

(b)the means to be used for delivering the document (for example, by post or electronic means);

(c)the address to which the document is to be sent;

(d)in the case of a document to be delivered by electronic means, the hardware and software to be used, and technical specifications (for example, matters relating to protocol, security, anti-virus protection or encryption).

[F2(4A)Any requirements under subsection (4)(b) to (d) must be imposed by means of registrar’s rules.]

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(7)Requirements imposed under this section must not be inconsistent with requirements imposed by any enactment with respect to the form, authentication or manner of delivery of the document concerned.

Textual Amendments

F2S. 1068(4A) inserted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 75(2)(a), 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z17)

F3S. 1068(5)-(6A) omitted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 75(2)(b), 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z17)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 1068 applied (15.12.2007) by The Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations (S.I. 2007/2974), {reg. 19(4)(a)}

C2S. 1068 applied (15.12.2007) by The Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations (S.I. 2007/2974), {reg. 12(6)(a)}

C4Ss. 1068-1071 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2436), regs. 3-5, Sch. 1 para. 17(2)(b) (with transitional provisions and savings in regs. 7, 9, Sch. 2)

Commencement Information

I1S. 1068 wholly in force at 1.10.2009; s. 1068 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 1300; s. 1068(5) wholly in force and s. 1068(1)-(4)(6)(7) in force for specified purposes at 1.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3428, art. 2 (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1 and with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5); and for certain further purposes at 15.12.2007 by S.I. 2007/2194, art. 4(1) (with art. 12) (as amended by S.I. 2007/2974, reg. 4(5)); s. 1068 otherwise in force at 1.10.2009 by S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(r) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18)

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