C4C6C2C3Part 25Company charges
Pt. 25 modified (16.12.2016) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1239), arts. 1(2), 28(3)
Pt. 25 excluded (17.2.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 21.2.2009) by Banking Act 2001 (c. 1), s. 252(1) (with s. 247); S.I. 2009/296, arts. 2, 3, Sch.
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
C4C6F1 CHAPTER A1 Registration of company charges
Pt. 25 Ch. A1 inserted (6.4.2013) by The Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Part 25) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/600), regs. 1, 2, Sch. 1 (with reg. 6)
Companies' records and registers
C1C5 859Q Instruments creating charges to be available for inspection
1
This section applies to documents required to be kept available for inspection under section 859P (copies of instruments creating and amending charges).
2
The documents must be kept available for inspection—
a
at the company's registered office, or
b
at a place specified in regulations under section 1136.
3
The company must give notice to the registrar—
a
of the place at which the documents are kept available for inspection, and
b
of any change in that place,
unless they have at all times been kept at the company's registered office.
4
The documents must be open to the inspection—
a
of any creditor or member of the company, without charge, and
b
of any other person, on payment of such fee as may be prescribed.
5
If default is made for 14 days in complying with subsection (3) or an inspection required under subsection (4) is refused, an offence is committed by—
a
the company, and
b
every officer of the company who is in default.
6
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 3 on the standard scale.
7
If an inspection required under subsection (4) is refused the court may by order compel an immediate inspection.
8
Where the company and a person wishing to carry out an inspection under subsection (4) agree, the inspection may be carried out by electronic means.
Pt. 25 modified (10.1.2015) by The Building Societies (Bail-in) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3344), arts. 1, 3(3)