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- Act amendment to earlier affecting provision S.I. 2014/3348, art. 220A by S.I. 2024/1115 reg. 4(3)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Section (A) para. 25(j) omitted by 2024 c. 13 Sch. 21 para. 10
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Section (A) para. 28 words substituted by 2024 c. 13 Sch. 18 para. 9(2)(a)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Section (A) para. 29 words substituted by 2024 c. 13 Sch. 18 para. 9(2)(a)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Section (A) para. 36 words substituted by 2024 c. 13 Sch. 18 para. 9(2)(b)
- ss. 381-384 amendment to earlier affecting provision S.I. 2008/1911, reg. 5 by S.I. 2024/1303 reg. 11(2)(3)
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- Act amendment to earlier affecting provision S.I. 2014/3348, art. 220A by S.I. 2024/1115 reg. 4(3)
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- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Section (A) para. 25(j) omitted by 2024 c. 13 Sch. 21 para. 10
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Section (A) para. 28 words substituted by 2024 c. 13 Sch. 18 para. 9(2)(a)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Section (A) para. 29 words substituted by 2024 c. 13 Sch. 18 para. 9(2)(a)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Section (A) para. 36 words substituted by 2024 c. 13 Sch. 18 para. 9(2)(b)
1076Replacement of document not meeting requirements for proper deliveryU.K.
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(1)The registrar may accept a replacement for a document previously delivered that—
(a)did not comply with the requirements for proper delivery, or
(b)contained unnecessary material (within the meaning of section 1074).
(2)A replacement document must not be accepted unless the registrar is satisfied that it is delivered by—
(a)the person by whom the original document was delivered, or
(b)the company [F1(or other body)] to which the original document relates,
and that it complies with the requirements for proper delivery.
(3)The power of the registrar to impose requirements as to the form and manner of delivery includes power to impose requirements as to the identification of the original document and the delivery of the replacement in a form and manner enabling it to be associated with the original.
(4)This section does not apply where the original document was delivered under Part 25 (company charges) (but see [F2section 859M (rectification of register)]).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 1076(2)(b) inserted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Part 35) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1802), art. 9
F2Words in s. 1076(4) substituted (6.4.2013) by The Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Part 25) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/600), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 3(3) (with reg. 6)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 1072-1076 applied (1.10.2009) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804), regs. 2, 60, 83, Sch. 1 para. 27
C2Ss. 1072-1076 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2436), regs. 3-5, Sch. 1 para. 17(2)(c) (with transitional provisions and savings in regs. 7, 9, Sch. 2)
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