SCHEDULES

Section 94

SCHEDULE 3 U.K.Disclosure of information: consequential amendments

Companies Act 2006 U.K.

1 The Companies Act 2006 is amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I2 Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z36)

2 In section 242 (protected information: restriction on disclosure by registrar), in subsection (3)—

(a) omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (a);

(b) at the end of paragraph (b) insert “, or

(c) as permitted by section 1110F (general powers of disclosure by the registrar).”

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I4 Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z36)

3 (1) Section 243 (permitted disclosure by the registrar) is amended as follows.

(2) For subsection (2) substitute—

“(2) The registrar may disclose protected information to a credit reference agency.”

(3) In subsection (7), omit—

(a) the definition of “public authority”;

(b) the “and” before that definition.

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 3 para. 3 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I6 Sch. 3 para. 3 in force at 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z36)

Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 U.K.

4 The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 is amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I7 Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I8 Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z36)

5 In section 40 (sharing of information by HMRC), in subsection (1), omit “or the registrar”.

Commencement Information

I9 Sch. 3 para. 5 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I10 Sch. 3 para. 5 in force at 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z36)

6 In section 44 (interpretation), in subsection (1), at the end of the definition of “document”, insert “and references to delivering a document are to be read in accordance with section 1114(1)(b) of the Companies Act 2006”.

Commencement Information

I11 Sch. 3 para. 6 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 219(1)(2)(b)

I12 Sch. 3 para. 6 in force at 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z36)