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UK Law Reference
All sections of Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
2023 c. 56, s.20

Section 20 — Registrar’s power to change company’s name for breach of direction

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 .

After section 76C of the Companies Act 2006 (inserted by section 19 of this Act) insert—Registrar’s power to change name for failure to comply with direction76D (1) Where a company fails to comply with a direction to change its name, the registrar may determine a new name for the company. (2) The reference in subsection (1) to a direction to change a company’s name is to a direction under section 64, 67, 75, 76, 76A or 76B. (3) If the registrar determines a new name for a company under this section, the registrar must— (a) give the company notice of the determination, and (b) place a note of the determination in the register.