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Section 127 Register to be evidence

United Kingdom

F1(1)

The register of members is prima facie evidence of any matters which are by this Act directed or authorised to be inserted in it F2, except for any matters of which the central register is prima facie evidence by virtue of F3subsection (2).

F4(2)

The central register is prima facie evidence of any matters about which a company was required to deliver information to the registrar under Chapter 2A by virtue of an election under section 128B at any time before the repeal of that Chapter (including that section) by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.

(3)

Subsection (2) does not apply to information required to be included in a statement under section 128B(5)(b) or in any updated statement under section 128B(6) before their repeal by that Act.

(4)

In this section “the central register” means the register kept by the registrar (see section 1080).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 127 renumbered as s. 127(1) (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 26.1.2026 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), s. 219(1)(2)(b), Sch. 1 para. 3(1); S.I. 2026/57, reg. 2

F2

Words in s. 127 inserted (30.6.2016) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), s. 164(1), Sch. 5 para. 14; S.I. 2016/321, reg. 6(c)

F3

Words in s. 127(1) substituted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 26.1.2026 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), s. 219(1)(2)(b), Sch. 1 para. 3(3); S.I. 2026/57, reg. 2

F4

S. 127(2)-(4) inserted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 26.1.2026 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), s. 219(1)(2)(b), Sch. 1 para. 3(4); S.I. 2026/57, reg. 2

Notes on Part 8

Modifications

C1

Pts. 1-39 modified (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001, Art. AAA1(3) (as inserted by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 97 (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))

C2

Pts. 1-39 (except for Pt. 7 and ss. 662-669), 45-47 extended (12.5.2011) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1265), art. 5(1), Sch. 1 para. 2