http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1079Companies Act 2006 An Act to reform company law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to companies; to make other provision relating to companies and other forms of business organisation; to make provision about directors' disqualification, business names, auditors and actuaries; to amend Part 9 of the Enterprise Act 2002; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-24Expert Participation2026-07-16 Companies Act 2006s. 479A(2)(c)(zi)The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 4(b)(i)reg. 2Companies Act 2006Sch. 10 para. 6(2D)The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 28(e)reg. 2Companies Act 2006Sch. 10 para. 7(2A)The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 29(b)reg. 2Companies Act 2006ActThe Companies (Revision of Defective Accounts and Reports) (Amendment) Regulations 2013reg. 4reg. 1(1)Companies Act 2006ActThe Companies (Revision of Defective Accounts and Reports) (Amendment) Regulations 2013reg. 9(a)reg. 1(1)Companies Act 2006Sch. 11A para. 17E-17GEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 36 para. 35s. 108(6) Part 3510791A company is not entitled to rely against other persons on the happening of any event to which this section applies unless—athe event has been officially notified at the material time, orbthe company shows that the person concerned knew of the event at the material time.2The events to which this section applies are—aan amendment of the company's articles,ba change among the company's directors,c(as regards service of any document on the company) a change of the company's registered office,dthe making of a winding-up order in respect of the company, orethe appointment of a liquidator in a voluntary winding up of the company.3If the material time falls—aon or before the 15th day after the date of official notification, orbwhere the 15th day was not a working day, on or before the next day that was,the company is not entitled to rely on the happening of the event as against a person who shows that he was unavoidably prevented from knowing of the event at that time.4“Official notification” means—ain relation to an amendment of the company's articles, notification in accordance with section 1077 (public notice of receipt by registrar of certain documents) of the amendment and the amended text of the articles;bin relation to anything else stated in an enhanced disclosure document, notification of that document in accordance with that section;cin relation to the appointment of a liquidator in a voluntary winding up, notification of that event in accordance with section 109 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45) or Article 95 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I.1989/2405 (N.I. 19)).S. 1079 wholly in force at 1.1.2007, see s. 1300 and S.I. 2006/3428, art. 2(1)(c) (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1 and with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5)S. 1079 applied (15.12.2007) by The Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations (S.I. 2007/2974), {reg. 19(4)(c)}Pt. 35 modified (21.2.2009) by The Banking Act 2009 (Parts 2 and 3 Consequential Amendments) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/317), art. 6(1)(3)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. 2Pt. 35 applied (with modifications) (8.2.2011) by The Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/245), reg. 27, Sch. 6 Pt. 2 para. 5(3)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))S. 1079 power to apply (with or without modifications) conferred (31.1.2019) by Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (c. 19), ss. 8, 47(2); S.I. 2018/1161, reg. 3(a)Pt. 35 modified (8.7.2021) by The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/716), reg. 2, Sch. 3 para. 5(b) (with reg. 5) (as amended (4.1.2024) by S.I. 2023/1399, regs. 1(2), 4, 21(7)(a))Words in s. 1079(4)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/348), reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 18; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Pt. 35 applied (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by The International Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/685), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 3; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Ss. 1077-1079 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804), regs. 2, 63 (with reg. 60) (as amended (with effect in accordance with reg. 3 of the amending S.I.) by The Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3209), regs. 1(2), 20(2) and as amended (30.6.2016) by The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Requirements) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/599), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 6)Ss. 1077-1079 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2436), regs. 3-5, Sch. 1 para. 19 (with transitional provisions and savings in regs. 7, 9, Sch. 2) (as amended (1.10.2012 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 2012/2301, regs. 1, 23 and as amended (30.6.2016) by The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Requirements) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/599), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 3)