PART 1Companies etc
Promoting the integrity of the register
I1I279Power to reject documents for inconsistencies
After section 1073 of the Companies Act 2006 insert—
1073APower to reject documents for discrepancies
1
The registrar may refuse to accept (and register) a document if—
a
it appears to the registrar to be inconsistent with other information that is held by or available to the registrar, and
b
in light of the inconsistency, the registrar has reasonable grounds to doubt whether it complies with any requirement as to its contents.
2
A document is refused by giving notice of the refusal to the person by whom the document was delivered to the registrar.
3
A document that is refused by the registrar is treated for the purposes of any provision authorising or requiring its delivery as not having been delivered.