http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1110ACompanies 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 351110A1For the purposes of this Act an individual’s “identity is verified” if—athe individual’s identity has been verified by the registrar in accordance with regulations under section 1110B, orba verification statement in respect of the individual has been delivered to the registrar,and the individual has not, since then, ceased to be an individual whose identity is verified by virtue of regulations under subsection (6).2A verification statement is a statement by an authorised corporate service provider confirming that it has verified an individual’s identity in accordance with regulations under section 1110B.3A verification statement must also specify the authorised corporate service provider’s supervisory authority or authorities for the purposes of the Money Laundering Regulations.4The Secretary of State may by regulations make further provision about the contents of verification statements (including provision amending this section).5Where a person is required or authorised by any other provision to deliver a statement to the registrar that an individual’s identity is verified, that statement may be delivered at the same time as the verification statement by virtue of which the individual becomes someone whose identity is verified under subsection (1)(b).6The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for circumstances in which someone ceases to be an individual whose identity is verified.7The provision that can be made under subsection (6) includes—aprovision to confer a discretion on the registrar;bprovision that someone ceases to be an individual whose identity is verified unless, within a specified period of time—itheir identity is reverified by the registrar in accordance with regulations under section 1110B, oriian authorised corporate service provider delivers to the registrar a statement: (A) confirming that it has reverified the individual’s identity in accordance with regulations under section 1110B, (B) specifying the authorised corporate service provider’s supervisory authority or authorities for the purposes of the Money Laundering Regulations, and (C) containing anything else required by the regulations.8Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.9In this section—“Money Laundering Regulations” means the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/692);“supervisory authority” means an authority that is a supervisory authority under the Money Laundering Regulations (see regulation 7 of those Regulations).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))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))Ss. 1110A, 1110B and cross-heading inserted (26.10.2023 but only so far as it confers a power to make regulations or relates to the exercise of the power, 18.3.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 65(4), 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2025/349, reg. 2(a)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)