3.—(1) The Companies Act 2006 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 893 (power to make provision for effect of registration in special register)—
(a)in subsection (1) for “the register of charges kept under this Part” substitute “the register”;
(b)in subsection (1) for “Chapter 1 or Chapter 2” substitute “Chapter A1”;
(c)in subsection (3)(a) for “Chapter 1 or Chapter 2” substitute “Chapter A1”;
(d)in subsection (3)(b) for “Chapter 1 or, as the case may be, Chapter 2” substitute “Chapter A1”;
(e)in subsection (3)(c) for “Chapter 1 or, as the case may be, Chapter 2” substitute “Chapter A1”;
(f)in subsection (4) for “register of charges” substitute “register”.
(3) In section 1076 (replacement of document not meeting requirements for proper delivery), in subsection (4) for “sections 873 and 888 (rectification of register of charges)” substitute “section 859M (rectification of register)”.
(4) In section 1081 (annotation of the register) in subsection (1) insert—
“(e)if a document is rectified under section 859M, the nature and date of rectification;
(f)if a document is replaced under section 859N, the fact that it has been replaced and the date of delivery of the replacement.”.
(5) In section 1087 (material not available for public inspection) omit subsection (1)(h)(1).
(6) In section 1096 (rectification of the register under court order) in subsection (6)(b) for “873 and 888 (rectification of the register of charges)” substitute “859M (rectification of register)”.
(7) In section 1105 (documents that may be drawn up and delivered in other languages) in subsection (2)(c) for “instruments or copy instruments required to be” substitute “certified copies”.
(8) In section 1136 (regulations about where certain company records to be kept available for inspection) in subsection (2) for the words from “section 877” to the end substitute “section 859Q (instruments creating charges)”.
(9) In Schedule 8 (definitions) the following entries are amended—
(a)in the entry for “charge (in Chapter 1 of Part 25)” for “Chapter 1” substitute “Chapter A1” and in the second column substitute “section 859A(7);
(b)in the entry for “company – in Chapter 1 of Part 25” for “Chapter 1” substitute “Chapter A1” and in the second column substitute “section 859A(7)” and delete the entry for “- in Chapter 2 of Part 25”;
(c)omit the entry for “register of charges”.
Paragraph (1)(h) of section 1087 was substituted by S.I. 2009/1802.