Legislation – Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
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PART 1Companies etc
Registered email addresses
29Registered email addresses etc
(1)
The Companies Act 2006 is amended as follows.
(2)
(3)
In section 16 (effect of registration), in subsection (4), after “status” insert “, registered email address”
.
(4)
In the heading to Part 6 (a company’s registered office), after “registered office” insert “and email address”
.
(5)
“Registered email address
88ADuty to maintain a registered email address
(1)
A company must ensure that its registered email address is at all times an appropriate email address.
(2)
An email address is an “appropriate email address” if, in the ordinary course of events, emails sent to it by the registrar would be expected to come to the attention of a person acting on behalf of the company.
(3)
If a company fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with this section an offence is committed by—
(a)
the company, and
(b)
every officer of the company who is in default.
(4)
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction—
(a)
in England and Wales, to a fine;
(b)
in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 5 on the standard scale.
88BChange of registered email address
(1)
A company may change its registered email address by giving notice to the registrar.
(2)
(3)
The change takes effect upon the notice being registered by the registrar.”
(6)
“853CBDuty to notify a change in registered email address
(1)
This section applies where—
(a)
a company makes a confirmation statement,
(b)
(c)
the company has not given a notice under section 88B (change of registered email address) that is awaiting registration by the registrar.
(2)
The company must deliver a notice under section 88B at the same time as it delivers the confirmation statement.”
(7)
(8)
In section 1115 (supplementary provisions relating to electronic communications), omit subsection (1).
(9)
In Schedule 4 (documents and information sent or supplied to a company)—
(a)
“PART 2ACommunications in electronic form from the registrar or the Secretary of State
4A
(1)
(2)
Where the document or information is sent or supplied by electronic means it may only be sent—
(a)
in the case of a company registered under this Act, to the company’s registered email address;
(b)
in the case of any company, to an address specified by the company for that purpose (generally or specifically).
(3)
Where the document or information is sent or supplied in electronic form by hand or by post, it must be sent or supplied to an address to which it could be validly sent if it were in hard copy form.”;
(b)
in the heading of Part 3, at the end insert “in other cases”
;
(c)
in paragraph 5, after “company” insert “by a person other than the registrar or the Secretary of State”
.