Section 397: Formalities of registration (debentures).

Companies Act 1985 · 1985 c. 6View on legislation.gov.uk

Part XII: Registration of Charges — Chapter I: Registration of Charges (England and Wales)

Where a series of debentures containing, or giving by reference to another instrument, any charge to the benefit of which the debenture holders of that series are entitled pari passu is created by a company, it is for purposes of section 395 sufficient if there are delivered to or received by the registrar, within 21 days after the execution of the deed containing the charge (or, if there is no such deed, after the execution of any debentures of the series), the following particulars in the prescribed form—

the total amount secured by the whole series, and
the dates of the resolutions authorising the issue of the series and the date of the covering deed (if any) by which the security is created or defined, and
a general description of the property charged, and
the names of the trustees (if any) for the debenture holders,

together with the deed containing the charge or, if there is no such deed, one of the debentures of the series:

Where any commission, allowance or discount has been paid or made either directly or indirectly by a company to a person in consideration of his—

subscribing or agreeing to subscribe, whether absolutely or conditionally, for debentures of the company, or
procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions, whether absolute or conditional, for such debentures,

the particulars required to be sent for registration under section 395 shall include particulars as to the amount or rate per cent. of the commission, discount or allowance so paid or made, but omission to do this does not affect the validity of the debentures issued.

The deposit of debentures as security for a debt of the company is not, for the purposes of subsection (2), treated as the issue of the debentures at a discount.

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