C3C2Part 3A company's constitution
Pts. 1-39 (except for Pt. 7 and ss. 662-669), 45-47 extended (12.5.2011) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1265), art. 5(1), Sch. 1 para. 2
Chapter 2Articles of association
Alteration of articles
C127Registrar's notice to comply in case of failure with respect to amended articles
1
If it appears to the registrar that a company has failed to comply with any enactment requiring it—
a
to send to the registrar a document making or evidencing an alteration in the company's articles, or
b
to send to the registrar a copy of the company's articles as amended,
the registrar may give notice to the company requiring it to comply.
2
The notice must—
a
state the date on which it is issued, and
b
require the company to comply within 28 days from that date.
3
If the company complies with the notice within the specified time, no criminal proceedings may be brought in respect of the failure to comply with the enactment mentioned in subsection (1).
4
If the company does not comply with the notice within the specified time, it is liable to a civil penalty of £200.
This is in addition to any liability to criminal proceedings in respect of the failure mentioned in subsection (1).
5
The penalty may be recovered by the registrar and is to be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
Pts. 1-39 modified (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001, Art. AAA1(3) (as inserted by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 97 (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))