# Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, Section 20: Registrar’s power to change company’s name for breach of direction

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

After section 76C of the Companies Act 2006 (inserted by section 19 of this Act) insert—
“Registrar’s power to change name for failure to comply with direction
76D (1) Where a company fails to comply with a direction to change its name, the registrar may determine a new name for the company.
(2) The reference in subsection (1) to a direction to change a company’s name is to a direction under section 64, 67, 75, 76, 76A or 76B.
(3) If the registrar determines a new name for a company under this section, the registrar must—
(a) give the company notice of the determination, and
(b) place a note of the determination in the register.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/56/section/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/economic-crime-and-corporate-transparency-act-2023/section-20
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