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(1)The registrar may impose requirements as to the form, authentication and manner of delivery of documents required or authorised to be delivered to the registrar under any enactment.
(2)As regards the form of the document, the registrar may—
(a)require the contents of the document to be in a standard form;
(b)impose requirements for the purpose of enabling the document to be scanned or copied.
(3)As regards authentication, the registrar may—
(a)require the document to be authenticated by a particular person or a person of a particular description;
(b)specify the means of authentication;
[F1(c)require the document to contain or be accompanied by the name or registered number (or both) of the company (or other body) to which it relates.]
(4)As regards the manner of delivery, the registrar may specify requirements as to—
(a)the physical form of the document (for example, hard copy or electronic form);
(b)the means to be used for delivering the document (for example, by post or electronic means);
(c)the address to which the document is to be sent;
(d)in the case of a document to be delivered by electronic means, the hardware and software to be used, and technical specifications (for example, matters relating to protocol, security, anti-virus protection or encryption).
[F2(4A)Any requirements under subsection (4)(b) to (d) must be imposed by means of registrar’s rules.]
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(7)Requirements imposed under this section must not be inconsistent with requirements imposed by any enactment with respect to the form, authentication or manner of delivery of the document concerned.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 1068(3)(c) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Part 35) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1802), art. 6
F2S. 1068(4A) inserted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 75(2)(a), 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z17)
F3S. 1068(5)-(6A) omitted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 75(2)(b), 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z17)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 1068 applied (15.12.2007) by The Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations (S.I. 2007/2974), {reg. 19(4)(a)}
C2S. 1068 applied (15.12.2007) by The Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations (S.I. 2007/2974), {reg. 12(6)(a)}
C3Ss. 1068-1071 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
C4Ss. 1068-1071 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2436), regs. 3-5, Sch. 1 para. 17(2)(b) (with transitional provisions and savings in regs. 7, 9, Sch. 2)
Commencement Information
I1S. 1068 wholly in force at 1.10.2009; s. 1068 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 1300; s. 1068(5) wholly in force and s. 1068(1)-(4)(6)(7) in force for specified purposes at 1.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3428, art. 2 (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1 and with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5); and for certain further purposes at 15.12.2007 by S.I. 2007/2194, art. 4(1) (with art. 12) (as amended by S.I. 2007/2974, reg. 4(5)); s. 1068 otherwise in force at 1.10.2009 by S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(r) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18)
(1)Registrar’s rules may provide for circumstances where—
(a)a person who is required to deliver two or more documents to the registrar must deliver them together;
(b)a person who wishes to deliver two or more documents authorised to be delivered to the registrar is required to deliver them together (so that, for example, if one document is delivered on its own, the others cannot be delivered on a later occasion);
(c)a person who wishes to deliver one or more documents authorised to be delivered to the registrar is required to deliver them together with one or more documents that the person is required to deliver to the registrar (so that, for example, if a document that is required to be delivered has been delivered on its own, the documents that are authorised to be delivered cannot be delivered on a later occasion).
(2)Provision may not be made under subsection (1)(a) that would have the effect of requiring any document to be delivered earlier than it would otherwise be required to be delivered.]
Textual Amendments
F4S. 1068A inserted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 78(2), 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z20)
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Textual Amendments
F5S. 1069 omitted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 5.3.2024 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 75(3), 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 3
(1)The registrar may agree with a company [F6(or other body)] that documents relating to the company [F6(or other body)] that are required or authorised to be delivered to the registrar—
(a)will be delivered by electronic means, except as provided for in the agreement, and
(b)will conform to such requirements as may be specified in the agreement or specified by the registrar in accordance with the agreement.
(2)An agreement under this section may relate to all or any description of documents to be delivered to the registrar.
(3)Documents in relation to which an agreement is in force under this section must be delivered in accordance with the agreement.
Textual Amendments
F6Words in S. 1070(1) inserted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Part 35) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1802), art. 7
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C5Ss. 1068-1071 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
C6Ss. 1068-1071 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2436), regs. 3-5, Sch. 1 para. 17(2)(b) (with transitional provisions and savings in regs. 7, 9, Sch. 2)
(1)A document is not delivered to the registrar until it is received by the registrar.
(2)Provision may be made by registrar's rules as to when a document is to be regarded as received.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C7Ss. 1068-1071 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
C8Ss. 1068-1071 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2436), regs. 3-5, Sch. 1 para. 17(2)(b) (with transitional provisions and savings in regs. 7, 9, Sch. 2)
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