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Companies Act 2006

Crossheading Identity verification obligations for persons with significant control

  • Section 790LM Initial identity verification: registrable persons
  • Section 790LN Initial identity verification for registrable persons: transitional cases
  • Section 790LO Initial identity verification: registrable relevant legal entities
  • Section 790LP Initial identity verification in respect of registrable relevant legal entities: transitional cases
  • Section 790LQ Registrable persons: duty to maintain verified identity status
  • Section 790LR Registrable relevant legal entities: duty to maintain registered officer whose identity is verified
  • Section 790LS Registrable relevant legal entities: change of registered relevant officer
  • Section 790LT Offence of failing to comply with sections 790LM to 790LR
  1. Identity verification obligations for persons with significant control
  2. Initial identity verification: registrable persons

Section 790LM | Initial identity verification: registrable persons F1F2

From legislation.gov.uk

(1)This section applies in the following cases.F1F2

Case 1 is where—

a company is incorporated in pursuance of an application for registration containing a statement under section 12A(1)(a) naming a person as someone who will, on the company’s incorporation, become a registrable person (“the registrable person”),

the application does not include a statement under section 12B(2) in respect of the registrable person or it appears to the registrar that the statement is false, and

the company has not given a notice under section 790LG(1) in respect of the person.

Case 2 is where—

the registrar is notified under section 790LF that a person has become a registrable person in relation to a company (“the registrable person”), and

the notice does not include a statement under section 790LB(1) or it appears to the registrar that the statement is false.

(2)The registrar must direct the registrable person to deliver to the registrar, within the period of 14 days beginning with the date of the direction, a statement confirming that the person’s identity is verified (see section 1110A).F1F2

(3)The registrar may by further direction extend that period by up to 14 days at a time.F1F2

(4)A direction under this section must be in writing.F1F2

(5)A direction given to a person under this section lapses if notice is later given under section 790LG(1) in respect of that person.F1F2

(6)In this section “registrable person” does not include a person mentioned in section 790C(12)(a) to (d).F1F2

Notes

  1. F1

    Pt. 21A inserted (26.5.2015 for specified purposes, 6.4.2016 except for the insertion of ss. 790M(9)(c), 790W-790ZE and 30.6.2016 so far as not already in force) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), s. 164(1), Sch. 3 para. 1; S.I. 2015/1329, reg. 3(a); S.I. 2015/2029, regs. 4(a), 5(a)

  2. F2

    Ss. 790LM-790LT and cross-heading inserted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 18.11.2025 except for the insertion of ss. 790LO, 790LP, 790LR, 790LS and s. 790LT for specified purposes) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 64(3), 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(k)(5) (with reg. 5)

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