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UK Law Reference
All sections of Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
2023 c. 56, s.10

Section 10 — Names containing computer code

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This version in force from 2024-03-04

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) The Companies Act 2006 is amended as follows.

(2) After section 57 insert—Computer codeNames containing computer code57AA company must not be registered under this Act by a name that, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, consists of or includes computer code.

(3) In section 1047 (registered name of overseas company), in subsection (4), after paragraph (ba) insert— (bb) section 57A (names containing computer code);.