Section 790A: Overview

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

Part 21A: Information about people with significant control — CHAPTER 1: Introduction

This Part is arranged as follows—

the remaining provisions of this Chapter identify the companies to which this Part applies and explain some key terms, including what it means to have "significant control" over a company,
Chapter 2 imposes duties on companies to gather information, and on others to supply information, to enable companies to notify the registrar of the information in accordance with Chapter 2A,
Chapter 2A requires companies to notify the registrar of information relating to persons with significant control;
Chapter 5 makes provision for excluding certain material from the information available to the public.

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