There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, Section 15.
(1)Section 69 of the Companies Act 2006 (objection to company’s registered name) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)(b)—
(a)after “in the United Kingdom” insert “or elsewhere”;
(b)after “mislead” insert “members of the public in the United Kingdom or elsewhere”.
(3)In subsection (3), for the second sentence substitute “Any of the following may be joined as respondents—
(a)any member or person who was a member at the time at which the name was registered;
(b)any director or person who was a director at the time at which the name was registered.”
(4)In subsection (4), omit paragraph (b) (and the “or” at the end of that paragraph).
(5)In subsection (5), omit “, (b)”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 15 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)
I2S. 15 in force at 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(k)
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