# The Registered Office Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024, Note: Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations provide the registrar of companies with power, on application and on the registrar’s own motion, to change a company’s registered office address to a “default address” if the registrar is satisfied that the address is not an “appropriate address” within the meaning of section 86 of the Companies Act 2006 (c.46). Part 2 requires the registrar to nominate a default address for the purposes of these Regulations. Part 3 provides for applications to be made to the registrar to change a company’s registered office address and the notice to be given about the application. Part 4 provides for the registrar to change a company’s registered office address after having given prior notice to the company. Part 5 provides for the registrar to change a company’s registered office address without giving prior notice. Part 6 provides for the registrar to be able to change a registered office address from one default address to another default address. Part 7 provides for appeals against the registrar’s decisions under these Regulations. Part 8 provides for the effect of changing a company’s registered office address to a default address nominated by the registrar. Part 9 establishes a criminal offence for a company and any officer in default where the company does not change its registered office address to an appropriate address within a certain period. Part 9 also establishes a power for the registrar to initiate strike-off proceedings against the company in these circumstances, and makes provision about the restoration of a struck-off company. Part 10 revokes the Companies (Address of Registered Office) 2016 Regulations (S.I. 2016/423) and contains transitional provision. No impact assessment has been prepared in connection with these Regulations. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348255645/note (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-registered-office-address-rectification-of-register-regulations-2024/note Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.