Companies Act 2006 (c. 46)

Part 20 U.K. Private and public companies

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pts. 1-39 modified (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001, Art. AAA1(3) (as inserted by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 97 (with regs. 140-145) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 5(a)-(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))

C2 Pts. 1-39 (except for Pt. 7 and ss. 662-669), 45-47 extended (12.5.2011) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1265), art. 5(1), Sch. 1 para. 2

Chapter 2 U.K. Minimum share capital requirement for public companies

762 Procedure for obtaining certificate U.K.

(1) An application for a certificate under section 761 must—

(a) state that the nominal value of the company's allotted share capital is not less than the authorised minimum,

(b) specify the amount, or estimated amount, of the company's preliminary expenses,

(c) specify any amount or benefit paid or given, or intended to be paid or given, to any promoter of the company, and the consideration for the payment or benefit, F1 ...

(d) be accompanied by a statement of compliance [F2 and

(e) be accompanied by a statement of the aggregate amount paid up on the shares of the company on account of their nominal value.]

(2) The statement of compliance is a statement that the company meets the requirements for the issue of a certificate under section 761.

(3) The registrar may accept the statement of compliance as sufficient evidence of the matters stated in it.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in s. 762(1) omitted (30.6.2016) by virtue of Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 98(3)(a), 164(1); S.I. 2016/321, reg. 6(f)

F2 S. 762(1)(e) and word inserted (30.6.2016) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 98(3)(b), 164(1); S.I. 2016/321, reg. 6(f)