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Section 790LJ: Persons with significant control: offence of failure to notify

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

If a company fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 790LA, 790LC, 790LD, 790LE, 790LF, 790LG or 790LH, or regulations under section 790LI, an offence is committed by—

the company, and
every officer of the company who is in default.

For this purpose a shadow director is treated as an officer of the company.

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 3 on the standard scale.

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