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Regulation 21 Offence of failure to comply with regulation 20I1C1

United Kingdom As made

(1)

If a company fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with regulation 20 an offence is committed by—

(a)

the company, and

(b)

every officer of the company that is in defaultf1.

(2)

For the purposes of this regulation a shadow director is treated as a director.

(3)

A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 3 on the standard scale.

Annotations

Modifications

C1

Regs. 2-23 applied (with modifications) (4.3.2024) by 2006 c. 46, s. 1097A (as modified by S.I. 2009/1804, reg. 67 (as amended by S.I. 2024/234, regs. 1(2), 39; S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(a) and (18.11.2025) by S.I. 2025/1116, regs. 1(2), 4(4); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(g))

Commencement

I1

Reg. 21 in force at 4.3.2024, see reg. 1(2); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z42)

Footnotes

f1

See section 1121(3) of the Act for the meaning of “in default”.