{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-1082",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-1082.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/46",
  "legislation_title": "Companies Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006",
  "path": "section/1082",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1082",
  "heading": "Allocation of unique identifiers",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the use, in connection with the register or dealings with the registrar, of reference numbers (“unique identifiers”) to identify each person who—\n(a) is a director of a company,\n(b) is secretary (or a joint secretary) of a company,\n(ba) is an authorised corporate service provider;\n(bb) is an individual whose identity is verified, or\n(c) in the case of an overseas company whose particulars are registered under section 1046, holds any such position as may be specified for the purposes of this section by regulations under that section.\n(2) The regulations may—\n(a) provide that a unique identifier may be in such form, consisting of one or more sequences of letters or numbers, as the registrar may from time to time determine;\n(b) make provision for the allocation of unique identifiers by the registrar;\n(c) require there to be included, in any specified description of documents delivered to the registrar, as well as any statement by or referring to the person—\n(i) a statement of the person's unique identifier, or\n(ii) a statement that the person has not been allocated a unique identifier;\n(d) confer power on the registrar—\n(i) to give a person a new unique identifier;\n(ii) to discontinue the use of a unique identifier for a person who is allocated a new identifier or who has more than one.\n(3) The regulations may contain provision for the application of the scheme in relation to persons appointed, and documents registered, before the commencement of this Act.\n(4) The regulations may make different provision for different descriptions of person and different descriptions of document.\n(5) Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 1082(1) inserted (26.10.2023 but only so far as it confers a power to make regulations or relates to the exercise of the power, 18.3.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 68(2)(a)(i), 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2025/349, reg. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 1082(1) inserted (26.10.2023 but only so far as it confers a power to make regulations or relates to the exercise of the power, 18.3.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 68(2)(a)(ii), 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2025/349, reg. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 1082(1)(ba)(bb) inserted (26.10.2023 but only so far as it confers a power to make regulations or relates to the exercise of the power, 18.3.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 68(2)(a)(iii), 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2025/349, reg. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 1082(2)(c) substituted (26.10.2023 but only so far as it confers a power to make regulations or relates to the exercise of the power, 18.3.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 68(2)(b), 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2025/349, reg. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 1082(2)(d) substituted (26.10.2023 but only so far as it confers a power to make regulations or relates to the exercise of the power, 18.3.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 68(2)(c), 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2025/349, reg. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 1082 applied (with modifications) (9.7.2009 for certain purposes otherwise 1.10.2009) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804), regs. 2, 64 (with reg. 60, Sch. 1 paras. 29, 34, 35) (as amended (18.3.2025) by S.I. 2025/49, regs. 1(3), 4(2); S.I. 2025/349, reg. 2(b); (18.11.2025) by S.I. 2025/1116, regs. 1(2), 4(3), 5(5)(a), 5(7); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(g); and (18.11.2025) by S.I. 2025/1033, regs. 1(2), 9(1) (with regs. 12-16); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(g))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 1082 applied (with modifications) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2326), reg. 14, Sch. 2 para. 2 (as substituted (1.10.2009) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2400), reg. 38) (as amended (31.12.2020) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 11, 46 (with regs. 140-145) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 5(a)-(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 1082 applied (with modifications) by The Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/694), reg. 59A (as inserted (18.3.2025) by S.I. 2025/49, regs. 1(3), 7; S.I. 2025/349, reg. 2(b))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 1082 wholly in force at 1.10.2009; s. 1082 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 1300; s. 1082 in force for specified purposes at 20.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(3) (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1 and with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5); s. 1082 otherwise in force at 1.10.2009 by S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(r) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1082",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:40.060156+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}