PART 1Companies etc
The registrar of companies
I1I21The registrar’s objectives
1
The Companies Act 2006 is amended as follows.
2
In section 1059A (scheme of Part 35), in subsection (2), at the appropriate place insert—
section 1081A (registrar’s objectives to promote integrity of registers etc),
3
After section 1081 insert—
1081ARegistrar’s objectives to promote integrity of registers etc
1
The registrar must, in performing the registrar’s functions, seek to promote the following objectives.
Objective 1
Objective 1 is to ensure that any person who is required to deliver a document to the registrar does so (and that the requirements for proper delivery are complied with).
Objective 2
Objective 2 is to ensure that information contained in the register is accurate and that the register contains everything it ought to contain.
Objective 3
Objective 3 is to ensure that records kept by the registrar do not create a false or misleading impression to members of the public.
Objective 4
Objective 4 is to prevent companies and others from—
- a
carrying out unlawful activities, or
- b
facilitating the carrying out by others of unlawful activities.
2
In Objective 2 the reference to “the register” includes any records kept by the registrar under any enactment.