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Companies Act 2006

Crossheading Notice of receipt of documents about new directors

  • Section 1079B Duty to notify directors
  1. Notice of receipt of documents about new directors
  2. Duty to notify directors

Section 1079B | Duty to notify directors F1

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(1)This section applies whenever the registrar registers either of the following documents—

(a)the statement of proposed officers required on formation of a company, or

(b)notice under section 167G of a person having become a director of a company.F2

(2)As soon as reasonably practicable after registering the document, the registrar must notify—

(a)in the case of a statement of proposed officers, the person or each person named in the statement as a director of the company, or

(b)in the case of a notice under section 167G, the person named in the document as having become a director of the company.F3

(3)The notice must—

(a)state that the person is named in the document as a director of the company, and

(b)include such information relating to the office and duties of a director (or such details of where information of that sort can be found) as the Secretary of State may from time to time direct the registrar to include.

(4)The notice may be sent in hard copy or electronic form to any address for the person that the registrar has received from either the subscribers or the company.

Notes

  1. F1

    S. 1079B and cross-heading. inserted (10.10.2015) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 101(1), 164(1) (with s. 101(2)); S.I. 2015/1689, reg. 4(b)

  2. F2

    Words in s. 1079B(1)(b) substituted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 18.11.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), s. 219(1)(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 29; S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(i)(4)

  3. F3

    Words in s. 1079B(2)(b) substituted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 18.11.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), s. 219(1)(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 29; S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(i)(4)

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