Section 407: Company's register of charges.

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

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

Every limited company shall keep at its registered office a register of charges and enter in it all charges specifically affecting property of the company and all floating charges on the company's undertaking or any of its property.

The entry shall in each case give a short description of the property charged, the amount of the charge and, except in the case of securities to bearer, the names of the persons entitled to it.

If an officer of the company knowingly and wilfully authorises or permits the omission of an entry required to be made in pursuance of this section, he is liable to a fine.

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