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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/unregistered-companies-regulations-2009/schedule-1/paragraph-20",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/2436",
  "legislation_title": "The Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/unregistered-companies-regulations-2009",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/20",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The following provisions of the Companies Act 2006 apply to unregistered companies—\n(a) section 1080(2) and (4) (meaning of “register” and form in which documents to be recorded and kept);\n(aa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) sections 1085 and 1086 (inspection of the register and right to take copies on the register);\n(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(cza) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(ca) sections 1087A, 1087B(1) and (2) and 1087C (protection of date of birth information);\n(d) sections 1089 and 1090 (form and manner of application for inspection or copy);\n(e) section 1091 (certification of copies as accurate);\n(f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(1ZA) Section 1081 (annotation of the register) applies to unregistered companies modified to read as follows—\n“Annotation of the register\n1081 (1) The registrar must place a note in the register recording—\n(a) the date on which a document is delivered to the registrar;\n(b) if a document is replaced (whether or not material derived from it is removed), the fact that it has been replaced and the date of delivery of the replacement;\n(c) if material is removed—\n(i) what was removed (giving a general description of its contents);\n(ii) under what power, and\n(iii) the date on which that was done.\n(2) Where it appears to the registrar that material on the register is misleading or confusing, the registrar may place a note in the register containing such information as appears to the registrar to be necessary to remedy, as far as possible, the misleading or confusing nature of the material.\n(3) The registrar may place a note in the register containing such information as appears to the registrar to be appropriate to address any confusion that may arise where material that was formerly considered by the registrar to form part of the register is no longer considered by the registrar to do so.\n(4) Where the registrar is aware that a person who appears in the register as a director of a company is a person who is subject to director disqualification sanctions within the meaning of section 11A(4) of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (c. 46), the registrar must place a note in the register specifying—\n(a) the date on which the person became subject to director disqualification sanctions;\n(b) where the note relates to a person acting in a capacity for which the person has the authority of a licence, or in respect of which an exception applies, by virtue of section 15(3A) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c. 13) (exceptions and licences), that fact; and\n(c) any reference number or code allocated to the person to identify them as a person subject to director disqualification sanctions.\n(5) Paragraph (6) applies where—\n(a)the registrar has given a person a notice under section 1092A of the 2006 Act (power to require information); and\n(b)the person has not fully complied with the requirement in the notice before the expiry of the period for complying with it.\n(6) The registrar may place a note in the register stating those facts.\n(7) The reference in paragraph (5)(b) to the period for compliance with the notice includes such period as extended by the registrar.\n(8) Where the registrar has given notice under regulation 8(1) (notice of outcome of application) or regulation 12(1) (notice of delivery of a verification statement) of the Registrar (Identification Verification and Authorised Corporate Service Providers) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/50) confirming that an individual’s identity is verified, the registrar must place a note in the register specifying that the individual’s identity is verified.”.\n(1A) Section 1082 applies to unregistered companies modified to read as follows—\n“Allocation of unique identifiers\n1082 (1) Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 4 of the 2025 Regulations (unique identifiers) apply in relation to the register and dealings with the registrar.\n(2) In this section—\n“2009 Regulations” means the Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2436);\n“2025 Regulations” means the Registrar (Identity Verification and Authorised Corporate Service Providers) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/50)\n“the register” has the meaning given by section 1080(2) of the Companies Act 2006 (the register) as applied to unregistered companies by paragraph 20(1)(a) of Schedule 1 to the 2009 Regulations (provisions of the Companies Acts applying to unregistered companies);\n“the registrar” has the meaning given by section 1060(1) and (2) of the Companies Act 2006 (the registrar) as applied to unregistered companies by paragraph 17(2)(a) of Schedule 1 to the 2009 Regulations (provisions of the Companies Acts applying to unregistered companies).”.\n(2) Section 1087 (material not available for public inspection) applies to unregistered companies modified to read as follows—\n(a) omit paragraph (a);\n(b) in paragraph (b) omit “or any corresponding provision of regulations under section 1046 (overseas companies)”;\n(c) in paragraph (ba), omit sub-paragraph (ii);\n(ca) for paragraph (bc) substitute—\n“(bc) information which by virtue of Part 7 (secured information) of the Register of People with Significant Control Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/339) the registrar must omit from the material on the public register that is available for inspection; ”\n(d) omit paragraphs (c) and (d);\n(e) omit paragraphs (e) to (g) and (j).\n(2A) Section 1087C applies to unregistered companies but with the modification that for subsection (4) substitute—\n“(4) The provisions of the Companies (Disclosure of Date of Birth Information) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1694) apply to unregistered companies.”.\n(3) Section 1088 applies to unregistered companies, modified to read as follows—\n“Material to be made unavailable for public inspection\n1088 (1) The following provisions of the Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/214) apply with respect to applications to the registrar to make an address on the register unavailable for public inspection, with the modification specified in subsection (2)—\n(a) Part 3 (applications to make address unavailable for public inspection),\n(b) Part 4 (matters relating to applications), so far as relating to such applications, and\n(c) any other provisions of the Regulations having effect for the purposes of those provisions.\n(2) Omit regulation 9(1A)(b) and (1C).\n(3) Part 2 of the Protection and Disclosure of Personal Information (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/874) (application for protection of personal information on the companies register) applies to unregistered companies with the following modifications to regulation 2—\n(a) for paragraph (2)(c) substitute—\n“(c) in the case of an individual who is or was a director of a company, that individual’s business occupation.”;\n(b) omit paragraph (3);\n(c) in paragraph (5), omit the definition of “UK Societas”.”.\n(4) Section 1091 (certification of copies as accurate) applies to unregistered companies but with the modification that for subsection (4) substitute—\n“(4) Regulation 2 of the Companies (Registrar, Languages and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/3429) (certification of electronic copies by registrar) applies where the copy is provided in electronic form.”.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20(1)(aa) omitted (18.11.2025) by virtue of The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Annotations, Application and Modification of Company Law and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1116), regs. 1(2), 5(5)(a); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20(1)(c) omitted (18.11.2025) by virtue of The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Annotations, Application and Modification of Company Law and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1116), regs. 1(2), 5(5)(a); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20(1)(cza) omitted (21.3.2024) by virtue of The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/410), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(d)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20(1)(ca) substituted (21.3.2024) by The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/410), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(d)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20(1)(f) omitted (21.7.2025) by virtue of The Protection and Disclosure of Personal Information (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/874), regs. 1(2)(a), 7(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20(1ZA) inserted (18.11.2025) by The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Annotations, Application and Modification of Company Law and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1116), regs. 1(2), 5(6); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20(1A) inserted (18.3.2025) by The Unique Identifiers (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/49), regs. 1(3), 6(b); S.I. 2025/349, reg. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 20(1A) substituted (18.11.2025) by The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Annotations, Application and Modification of Company Law and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1116), regs. 1(2), 5(7)(a); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 20(1A) substituted (18.11.2025) by The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Annotations, Application and Modification of Company Law and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1116), regs. 1(2), 5(7)(b); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 20(2) substituted (18.11.2025) by The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Annotations, Application and Modification of Company Law and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1116), regs. 1(2), 5(8); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20(2)(ca) inserted (26.6.2017) by The Information about People with Significant Control (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/693), regs. 2, 35(a) (with Sch. Pt. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20(2)(d)(e) substituted for Sch. 1 para. 20(2)(d) (10.10.2015) by The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Requirements) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1695), regs. 1, 9(3)(b) (as amended (30.6.2016) by The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Requirements) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/599), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 10)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20(2A) substituted (18.11.2025) by The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Annotations, Application and Modification of Company Law and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1116), regs. 1(2), 5(9); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20(3) substituted (21.7.2025) by The Protection and Disclosure of Personal Information (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/874), regs. 1(2)(a), 7(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20(4) substituted (18.11.2025) by The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Annotations, Application and Modification of Company Law and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1116), regs. 1(2), 5(10); S.I. 2025/1118, reg. 2(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20(1)(d)(e) amendment to earlier affecting provision SI 2015/1695 reg. 9(3)(b) (30.6.2016) by The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Requirements) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/599), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 10"
    }
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