Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023

30 Registered email addresses: transitional provision U.K.

(1) This section applies in relation to a company registered under the Companies Act 2006 in pursuance of an application for registration delivered to the registrar before section 29(2) comes fully into force.

(2) On the first occasion on which the company delivers a confirmation statement with a confirmation date that is after the day on which section 29(2) comes fully into force—

(a) it must, at the same time, deliver to the registrar a statement specifying its registered email address for the purposes of section 88A of that Act (inserted by section 29 of this Act);

(b) section 853CB of that Act (inserted by section 29 of this Act) does not apply.

(3) Section 853A(1)(b)(ii) of the Companies Act 2006 (as substituted by section 59 of this Act) has effect as if it included a reference to the duty imposed by subsection (2) (and section 853L of that Act applies accordingly).

(4) Section 88A of the Companies Act 2006 (inserted by section 29 of this Act) does not apply in relation to the company until it has delivered the confirmation statement mentioned in subsection (2) or, if it does not deliver the statement on time, the latest time by which it was required to do so.

(5) In this section—

• “confirmation statement” has the meaning given by section 853A of the Companies Act 2006;

• “the registrar” has the meaning given by section 1060(3) of the Companies Act 2006.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 30 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I2 S. 30 in force at 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(x)