Section 73 Disqualification from delivering documentsI1

After section 1067A of the Companies Act 2006 (inserted by section 72 of this Act) insert—

“Disqualification from delivering documents

1067B

(1)

An individual who is a disqualified person may not deliver documents to the registrar on their own behalf or on behalf of another.

(2)

An individual may not deliver a document to the registrar on behalf of a disqualified person unless—

(a)

the individual is an authorised corporate service provider (see section 1098A), or

(b)

the individual is an officer or employee of an authorised corporate service provider.

(3)

A document delivered to the registrar must be accompanied by the following two statements made by the individual delivering it.

(4)

The first is a statement that the individual is not a disqualified person.

(5)

The second is—

(a)

a statement that the individual is delivering the document on their own behalf,

(b)

a statement that the individual is delivering the document on behalf of another person who is not a disqualified person, or

(c)

a statement that the individual is delivering the document on behalf of a disqualified person.

(6)

For the purpose of this section “disqualified person” means a person who is disqualified under the directors disqualification legislation (see section 159A(2)).

(7)

The Secretary of State may by regulations amend this section for the purposes of changing who may deliver a document to the registrar on behalf of a disqualified person.

(8)

Regulations under subsection (7) are subject to the affirmative procedure.”