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Paragraph 12 C1F1

United Kingdom

(1)

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the procedure to be followed by companies in issuing and withdrawing restrictions notices.

(2)

The regulations may in particular make provision about—

(a)

the form and content of warning notices and restrictions notices, and the manner in which they must be given,

(b)

the factors to be taken into account in deciding what counts as a “valid reason” sufficient to justify a person's failure to comply with a notice under section 790D F2, 790DA, 790E or 790EA, and

(c)

the effect of withdrawing a restrictions notice on matters that are pending with respect to the relevant interest when the notice is withdrawn.

(3)

Regulations under this paragraph are subject to negative resolution procedure.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Schs. 1A, 1B inserted (26.5.2015 for specified purposes, 6.4.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), s. 164(1), Sch. 3 para. 2; S.I. 2015/1329, reg. 3(a); S.I. 2015/2029, reg. 4(a)

F2

Words in Sch. 1B para. 12(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. 20(2)(d); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(i)(4)

Modifications

C1

Sch. 1B applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2009/1804, reg. 31N (as inserted (6.4.2016) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/340), regs. 1(3), 3, Sch. 1 and as amended (18.11.2025) by S.I. 2025/1033, regs. 1(3)(c), 8(8) (with regs. 12-16); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(i))

Notes on Schedule 1B

Modifications

C2

Sch. 1B applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2009/2436, Sch. 1 para. 20B (as inserted (26.6.2017) by The Information about People with Significant Control (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/693), regs. 2, 36 (with Sch. Pt. 3))