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.