Section 27: Registrar's notice to comply in case of failure with respect to amended articles

Companies Act 2006 · 2006 c. 46View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: A company's constitution — Chapter 2: Articles of association

If it appears to the registrar that a company has failed to comply with any enactment requiring it—

to send to the registrar a document making or evidencing an alteration in the company's articles, or
to send to the registrar a copy of the company's articles as amended,

the registrar may give notice to the company requiring it to comply.

The notice must—

state the date on which it is issued, and
require the company to comply within 28 days from that date.

If the company complies with the notice within the specified time, no criminal proceedings may be brought in respect of the failure to comply with the enactment mentioned in subsection (1).

The penalty may be recovered by the registrar and is to be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

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