Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015

103 Reduction in notice periods etc for striking off companies U.K.

(1) Chapter 1 of Part 31 of the Companies Act 2006 (striking off) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 1000 (power to strike off company not carrying on business or in operation)—

(a) in subsection (2)—

(i) for “one month of sending” substitute “ 14 days of sending ”,

(ii) for “that month” substitute “ that period ”, and

(iii) in paragraph (b), for “one month” substitute “ 14 days ”, and

(b) in subsection (3)—

(i) in paragraph (b), for “one month” substitute “ 14 days ”, and

(ii) for “three months” substitute “ 2 months ”.

(3) In section 1001 (duty to act in case of company being wound up), in subsection (1), for “three months” substitute “ 2 months ”.

(4) In section 1003 (striking off on application by company), in subsection (3), for “three months” substitute “ 2 months ”.

(5) The amendments made by subsection (2) do not apply in cases where the communication mentioned in section 1000(1) of the Companies Act 2006 has already been sent before this section comes into force.

(6) The amendment made by subsection (3) does not apply in cases where the notice mentioned in section 1001(1) of that Act has already been published in the Gazette before this section comes into force.

(7) The amendment made by subsection (4) does not apply in cases where the application under section 1003(1) of that Act has already been made before this section comes into force.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 103 in force at 10.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1689, reg. 4(c)