Section 790LH Duty to notify registrar if company has no persons with significant controlF1F2F5C1C2
A company must give a notice to the registrar if it knows or has cause to believe that there is no person who is a registrable person or registrable relevant legal entity in relation to the company.
A notice under subsection (1) must —
state that the company has that knowledge or cause to believe, and
specify the date on which the company first had that knowledge or cause to believe.
A notice under subsection (1) must be given within the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the company first had the knowledge or cause to believe mentioned in that subsection.
A company is not required to give a notice under this section if—
the application for the registration of the company contained a statement of initial significant control stating that, on incorporation, there was no person who would become a registrable person or a registrable relevant legal entity in relation to the company, and
the company has no cause to believe that at any time since its incorporation any person has become a registrable person or a registrable relevant legal entity in relation to the company.
In this section “statement of initial significant control” means the statement referred to in section 12A (statement of initial significant control).
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Pt. 21A inserted (26.5.2015 for specified purposes, 6.4.2016 except for the insertion of ss. 790M(9)(c), 790W-790ZE and 30.6.2016 so far as not already in force) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), s. 164(1), Sch. 3 para. 1; S.I. 2015/1329, reg. 3(a); S.I. 2015/2029, regs. 4(a), 5(a)
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Pt. 21A Ch. 2A inserted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 4.3.2024 for the insertion of s. 790LD for specified purposes, 18.11.2025 in force in so far as not already in force, except for the insertion of s. 790LB(2)(3) and s. 790LB(4) for specified purposes) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), s. 219(1)(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 18; S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z10); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(i)(4) (with reg. 7)
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S. 790LH(1) substituted (18.11.2025) by The Register of People with Significant Control (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1036), regs. 2, 14(3); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(i)
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S. 790LH(4)(5) inserted (18.11.2025) by The Register of People with Significant Control (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1036), regs. 2, 14(4); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(i)
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Words in s. 790LH heading substituted (18.11.2025) by The Register of People with Significant Control (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1036), regs. 2, 14(2); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(i)
Modifications
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Ss. 790LC-790LH applied (with modifications) (18.11.2025) by S.I. 2009/1804, reg. 31DA (as inserted by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application and Modification of Company Law) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1033), regs. 1(3)(c), 8(6) (with regs. 12-16); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(1)(i))
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S. 790LH applied (with modifications) (18.11.2025) by S.I. 2009/2436, Sch. 1 para. 12B (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(4), 3(6) (with regs. 5, 6))
Notes on Part 21A
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))