Companies Act 2006

1082 Allocation of unique identifiers U.K.

(1) The Secretary of State may [F1 by regulations] make provision for the use, in connection with the register [F2 or dealings with the registrar], of reference numbers (“unique identifiers”) to identify each person who—

(a) is a director of a company,

(b) is secretary (or a joint secretary) of a company,

[F3 (ba) is an authorised corporate service provider;

(bb) is an individual whose identity is verified,] or

(c) in the case of an overseas company whose particulars are registered under section 1046, holds any such position as may be specified for the purposes of this section by regulations under that section.

(2) The regulations may—

(a) provide that a unique identifier may be in such form, consisting of one or more sequences of letters or numbers, as the registrar may from time to time determine;

(b) make provision for the allocation of unique identifiers by the registrar;

(c) require there to be included, in any specified description of documents delivered to the registrar, as well as [F4 a statement of the person's name] [F4 any statement by or referring to the person]—

(i) a statement of the person's unique identifier, or

(ii) a statement that the person has not been allocated a unique identifier;

[F5 (d) enable the registrar to take steps where a person appears to have more than one unique identifier to discontinue the use of all but one of them.]

[F5 (d) confer power on the registrar—

(i) to give a person a new unique identifier;

(ii) to discontinue the use of a unique identifier for a person who is allocated a new identifier or who has more than one.]

(3) The regulations may contain provision for the application of the scheme in relation to persons appointed, and documents registered, before the commencement of this Act.

(4) The regulations may make different provision for different descriptions of person and different descriptions of document.

(5) Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 1082(1) inserted (26.10.2023 but only so far as it confers a power to make regulations or relates to the exercise of the power, otherwise prosp.) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 68(2)(a)(i), 219(1)(2)(b)

F2 Words in s. 1082(1) inserted (26.10.2023 but only so far as it confers a power to make regulations or relates to the exercise of the power, otherwise prosp.) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 68(2)(a)(ii), 219(1)(2)(b)

F3 S. 1082(1)(ba)(bb) inserted (26.10.2023 but only so far as it confers a power to make regulations or relates to the exercise of the power, otherwise prosp.) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 68(2)(a)(iii), 219(1)(2)(b)

F4 Words in s. 1082(2)(c) substituted (26.10.2023 but only so far as it confers a power to make regulations or relates to the exercise of the power, otherwise prosp.) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 68(2)(b), 219(1)(2)(b)

F5 S. 1082(2)(d) substituted (26.10.2023 but only so far as it confers a power to make regulations or relates to the exercise of the power, otherwise prosp.) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 68(2)(c), 219(1)(2)(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 1082 applied (with modifications) (9.7.2009 for certain purposes otherwise 1.10.2009) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804), regs. 2, 64 (with reg. 60, Sch. 1 paras. 29, 34, 35)

C2 S. 1082 applied (with modifications) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2326), reg. 14, Sch. 2 para. 2 (as substituted (1.10.2009) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2400), reg. 38) (as amended (31.12.2020) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 11, 46 (with regs. 140-145) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 5(a)-(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))

Commencement Information

I1 S. 1082 wholly in force at 1.10.2009; s. 1082 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 1300; s. 1082 in force for specified purposes at 20.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(3) (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1 and with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5); s. 1082 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)