[F1[F2853BADuty to confirm lawful purposeU.K.
Where a company makes a confirmation statement it must at the same time deliver to the registrar a statement that the intended future activities of the company are lawful.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 24 substituted (1.5.2016 for specified purposes, otherwise 30.6.2016) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 92, 164(1); S.I. 2016/321, regs. 5, 6(a) (with Sch. para. 5)
F2S. 853BA inserted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 60, 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z13) (with reg. 5)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 853BA applied (with modifications) (4.3.2024) by S.I. 2009/1804, reg. 30 (as amended by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/234), regs. 1(2), 21(5); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(a))
C2Ss. 853A-853H applied (with modifications) (18.11.2025) by S.I. 2009/2436, Sch. 1 para. 13 (as amended by The Companies Authorised to Register, Unregistered Companies and Overseas Companies (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/761), regs. 1(3), 3(7) (with regs. 5, 6))