F2[F1[F2167DDuty to notify registrar of changesU.K.
(1)The duty under subsection (2) applies during the period when an election under section 167A is in force.
(2)The company must deliver to the registrar—
(a)any information of which the company would during that period have been obliged to give notice under section 167, had the election not been in force, and
(b)any statement that would have had to accompany such a notice.
(3)The information (and any accompanying statement) must be delivered as soon as reasonably practicable after the company becomes aware of the information and, in any event, no later than the time by which the company would have been required under section 167 to give notice of the information.
(4)If default is made in complying with this section, an offence is committed by—
(a)the company, and
(b)every officer of the company who is in default.
For this purpose a shadow director is treated as an officer of the company.
(5)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction—
(a)in England and Wales, to a fine and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding the greater of £500 and one-tenth of level 4 on the standard scale;
(b)in Scotland or Northern Ireland, 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.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 167A-167F and cross-heading inserted (30.6.2016) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), s. 164(1), Sch. 5 para. 7; S.I. 2016/321, reg. 6(c)
F2Ss. 161A-167F omitted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 4.3.2024 for specified purposes) by virtue of Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), s. 219(1)(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 2(a); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z10)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 167A-167E applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2009/1804, reg. 18A (as inserted (30.6.2016) by The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Requirements) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/599), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 3)