(1)If any alteration is made in—
(a)the charter, statutes, or memorandum and articles of an oversea company or any such instrument as is mentioned above, or
(b)the directors or secretary of an oversea company or the particulars contained in the list of the directors and secretary, or
(c)the names or addresses of the persons authorised to accept service on behalf of an oversea company,
the company shall, within the time specified below, deliver to the registrar of companies for registration a return containing the prescribed particulars of the alteration.
(2)If any change is made in the corporate name of an oversea company, the company shall, within the time specified below, deliver to the registrar of companies for registration a return containing the prescribed particulars of the change.
(3)The time for delivery of the returns required by subsections (1) and (2) is—
(a)in the case of an alteration to which subsection (1)(c) applies, 21 days after the making of the alteration, and
(b)otherwise, 21 days after the date on which notice of the alteration or change in question could have been received in Great Britain in due course of post (if despatched with due diligence).