Prospective
[F1703B Charges requiring registration.E+W+S
(1)The charges requiring registration under this Chapter are those which if created by a company registered in Great Britain would require registration under Part XII of this Act.
(2)Whether a charge is one requiring registration under this Chapter shall be determined—
(a)in the case of a charge over property of a company at the date it delivers documents for registration under section 691, as at that date,
(b)in the case of a charge created by a registered oversea company, as at the date the charge is created, and
(c)in the case of a charge over property acquired by a registered oversea company, as at the date of the acquisition.
(3)In the following provisions of this Chapter references to a charge are, unless the context otherwise requires, to a charge requiring registration under this Chapter.
Where a charge not otherwise requiring registration relates to property by virtue of which it requires to be registered and to other property, the references are to the charge so far as it relates to property of the former description.]