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Companies Act 2006, Section 855A is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 02 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Valid from 01/10/2009
(1)For the purposes of section 855(1)(c) the required particulars of a director are—
(a)where the director is an individual, the particulars required by section 163 to be entered in the register of directors (subject to subsection (2) below); and
(b)where the director is a body corporate or a firm that is a legal person under the law by which it is governed, the particulars required by section 164 to be entered in the register of directors.
(2)The former name of a director who is an individual is a required particular in relation to an annual return only if the director was known by the name for business purposes during the return period.
(3)For the purposes of section 855(1)(c)(ii) the required particulars of a secretary are—
(a)where a secretary is an individual, the particulars required by section 277 to be entered in the register of secretaries (subject to subsection (4) below); and
(b)where a secretary is a body corporate or a firm that is a legal person under the law by which it is governed, the particulars required by section 278(1) to be entered in the register of secretaries.
(4)The former name of a secretary who is an individual is a required particular in relation to an annual return only if the secretary was known by the name for business purposes during the return period.
(5)Where all the partners in a firm are joint secretaries, the required particulars are the particulars that would be required to be entered in the register of secretaries if the firm were a legal person and the firm had been appointed secretary.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 855A inserted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Annual Return and Service Addresses) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3000), reg. 2(2)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 855A applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804), regs. 2, 30 (with Sch. 1 paras. 15, 34, 35)
C2Ss. 854-859 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2436), {regs. 3-5, Sch. 1 para. 13} (with transitional provisions and savings in regs. 7, 9, Sch. 2)
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