Finance Act 1986

71 Clearance services: notification

(1) A person whose business is or includes the provision of clearance services for the purchase and sale of relevant securities of a company incorporated in the United Kingdom shall notify the Commissioners of that fact before the end of the period of one month beginning with the date on which he first provides such clearance services.

(2) A person whose business includes (but does not exclusively consist of) holding relevant securities (being securities of a company incorporated in the United Kingdom)—

(a) as nominee or agent for a person whose business is or includes the provision of clearance services for the purchase and sale of relevant securities, and

(b) for the purposes of such part of the business mentioned in paragraph (a) above as consists of the provision of such clearance services (in a case where the business does not consist exclusively of that),

shall notify the Commissioners of that fact before the end of the period of one month beginning with the date on which he first holds such relevant securities as such a nominee or agent and for such purposes.

(3) A company which is incorporated in the United Kingdom and becomes aware that any shares in the company are held by a person such as is mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) above shall notify the Commissioners of that fact before the end of the period of one month beginning with the date on which the company first becomes aware of that fact.

(4) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2) above shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £1,000.

(5) A company which fails to comply with subsection (3) above shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £100.

(6) Section 121 of the [1891 c. 39.] Stamp Act 1891 (recovery of penalties) shall apply to fines under subsection (4) or (5) above as it applies to fines imposed by that Act.