Companies Act 2006

1093Registrar’s notice to resolve inconsistency on the register

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(1)Where it appears to the registrar that the information contained in a document delivered to the registrar is inconsistent with other information on the register, the registrar may give notice to the company to which the document relates—

(a)stating in what respects the information contained in it appears to be inconsistent with other information on the register, and

(b)requiring the company to take steps to resolve the inconsistency.

(2)The notice must—

(a)state the date on which it is issued, and

(b)require the delivery to the registrar, within 14 days after that date, of such replacement or additional documents as may be required to resolve the inconsistency.

(3)If the necessary documents are not delivered within the period specified, an offence is committed by—

(a)the company, and

(b)every officer of the company who is in default.

(4)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 5 on the standard scale.