Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (c. 10)

PART 1 U.K. Registration of overseas entities

Correction or removal of material on the register U.K.

28 Administrative removal of material from register U.K.

(1) The registrar may remove from the register—

(a) anything that there was power, but no duty, to include;

(b) anything listed in section 22(1) (material unavailable for public inspection), if it no longer appears to the registrar reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was delivered to the registrar.

(2) The power in subsection (1)(a) is exercisable, in particular, so as to remove—

(a) unnecessary material within the meaning of section 1074 of the Companies Act 2006,

(b) material derived from a document that has been replaced under section 1076 of that Act (replacement of document not meeting requirements for proper delivery), or

(c) material derived from a document that has been replaced under section 27.

(3) On or before removing any material under subsection (1)(a) (otherwise than at the request of the overseas entity) the registrar must give notice—

(a) to the person by whom the material was delivered (if the identity, and name and address of that person are known), or

(b) to the overseas entity to which the material relates (if notice cannot be given under paragraph (a) and the identity of that overseas entity is known).

(4) The notice must—

(a) state what material the registrar proposes to remove, or has removed, and on what grounds, and

(b) state the date on which it is issued.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 28 modified (1.8.2022) by The Register of Overseas Entities (Verification and Provision of Information) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/725), regs. 1(1), 12

Commencement Information

I1 S. 28 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 69

I2 S. 28 in force at 1.8.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/876, reg. 3(h)

I3 S. 28 in force at 12.10.2022 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2022/1039, reg. 2(a)