Companies Act 2006, Section 88A is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 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.
(1)A company must ensure that its registered email address is at all times an appropriate email address.
(2)An email address is an “appropriate email address” if, in the ordinary course of events, emails sent to it by the registrar would be expected to come to the attention of a person acting on behalf of the company.
(3)If a company fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with this section an offence is committed by—
(a)the company, and
(b)every officer of the company who is in default.
(4)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction—
(a)in England and Wales, to a fine;
(b)in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 5 on the standard scale.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 88A, 88B and cross-heading 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. 29(5), 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(w)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 88A excluded (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. 30(4), 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(x)
C2Ss. 88A, 88B applied (with modifications) (4.3.2024) by S.I. 2009/1804, reg. 17ZA (with reg. 17ZB) (as inserted by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/234), regs. 1(2), 17; S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(a))
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