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Section 790LE: Duty to notify of pre-incorporation changes in required particulars

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

Part 21A: Information about people with significant control — CHAPTER 2A: Duty to notify registrar of persons with significant control and ID verification

A company must give a notice to the registrar if it—

has had confirmation that there was a pre-incorporation change in the required particulars of a proposed PSC (see section 790K), and
has had confirmation of how the required particulars have changed and the date on which they changed.

But a company is not required to give a notice under subsection (1) in respect of a person if it has given a notice under section 790LG in respect of the person.

A notice under subsection (1) must state—

the change in the required particulars,
the date on which the change occurred, and
the date on which the company had confirmation as mentioned in subsection (1).

A notice under subsection (1) must be given within the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the company had confirmation as mentioned in that subsection.

In this section—

  • "pre-incorporation change" means a change that occurred—after the application for the registration of the company was delivered to the registrar, butbefore the company was incorporated;

  • "proposed PSC", in relation to a company, means a person who was named in a statement under section 12A(1)(a) as a person who would, on the company's incorporation, become a registrable person or registrable relevant legal entity in relation to the company.

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