Part XXIII

Oversea Companies
Chapter III

Registration of Charges

Introductory provisions.
703A
1
The provisions of this Chapter have effect for securing the registration in Great Britain of charges on the property of a registered oversea company.
2
Section 395(2) and (3) (meaning of “charge” and “property”) have effect for the purposes of this Chapter.
3
A “registered oversea company”, in relation to England and Wales or Scotland, means an oversea company which has duly delivered documents to the registrar for that part of Great Britain under section 691 and has not subsequently given notice to him under section 696(4) that it has ceased to have an established place of business in that part.
4
References in this Chapter to the registrar shall be construed in accordance with section 703E below and references to registration, in relation to a charge, are to registration in the register kept by him under this Chapter.
Part XXIII Chap. III (ss. 703A–703N) inserted (prosp.) by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), ss. 105, 213(2), 215(2), Sch. 15 (in place of sections 409 and 424 as mentioned in s. 92 of the 1989 Act)
Ss. 651-706 repealed (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/2860, art. 4, Sch. 1 (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch.))