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Section 279H Duty to notify registrar of changes of informationF1C1C2

(1)

A company must give notice to the registrar of any change in the required information about the secretary or one of the joint secretaries of the company (see sections 279J and 279K).

(2)

The notice must specify the date on which the change occurred.

(3)

A notice under this section must be given within the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the change occurs.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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S. 279G 279M and cross-heading inserted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 4.3.2024 for the insertion of ss. 279H, 279J, 279K for specified purposes, 18.11.2025 in so far as not already in force, except for the insertion of s. 279K(1)(c)) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), s. 219(1)(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 6; S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z10); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(i)(4) (with reg. 6)

Modifications

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Ss. 279G-279M applied (with modifications) (18.11.2025) by S.I. 2009/2436, Sch. 1 para. 8 (as substituted by The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Annotations, Application and Modification of Company Law and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1116), regs. 1(2), 5(3); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(g))

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Ss. 279G-279M applied (18.11.2025) by S.I. 2009/2436, Sch. 1 para. 8 (as substituted by The Companies Authorised to Register, Unregistered Companies and Overseas Companies (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/761), regs. 1(3), 3(3) (with regs. 5, 6))

Notes on Part 12

Modifications

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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))

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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