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The Companies Authorised to Register, Unregistered Companies and Overseas Companies (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2025

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6 Transitional provision for overseas companies

(1) This regulation applies to overseas companies that opened a UK establishment before 18th November 2025 (the date that regulation 4 came into force). (2) The company must, within the transition period, deliver to the registrar in respect of each notified individual a statement— (a) confirming that the individual’s identity is verified within the meaning of section 1110A of the 2006 Act, and (b) stating the individual’s unique identifier. (3) The offence in section 167M(3) of the 2006 Act, as applied to overseas companies by regulation 17A of the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009, does not apply to an individual, and the offence in section 167M(4) of the 2006 Act as so applied does not apply to a company in respect of that individual, until the earlier of— (a) the date that the company delivers the statement under paragraph (2), and (b) the day after the last day of the transition period. (4) In this regulation— “notified individual” means an individual specified in a notice given under regulation 6(1)(d)(i) or 13(1)(a) of the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009 as a director of the company; “transition period” means the period— beginning on 18th November 2025 (the date that regulation 4 came into force), and ending on the date that is the first anniversary of the date the UK establishment of that company was opened that falls after 18th November 2025.

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6 Transitional provision for overseas companies

(1) This regulation applies to overseas companies that opened a UK establishment before 18th November 2025 (the date that regulation 4 came into force). (2) The company must, within the transition period, deliver to the registrar in respect of each notified individual a statement— (a) confirming that the individual’s identity is verified within the meaning of section 1110A of the 2006 Act, and (b) stating the individual’s unique identifier. (3) The offence in section 167M(3) of the 2006 Act, as applied to overseas companies by regulation 17A of the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009, does not apply to an individual, and the offence in section 167M(4) of the 2006 Act as so applied does not apply to a company in respect of that individual, until the earlier of— (a) the date that the company delivers the statement under paragraph (2), and (b) the day after the last day of the transition period. (4) In this regulation— “notified individual” means an individual specified in a notice given under regulation 6(1)(d)(i) or 13(1)(a) of the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009 as a director of the company; “transition period” means the period— beginning on 18th November 2025 (the date that regulation 4 came into force), and ending on the date that is the first anniversary of the date the UK establishment of that company was opened that falls after 18th November 2025.

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