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UK Law Reference
All sections of Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
2023 c. 56, s.8

Section 8 — Names for criminal purposes

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 53 insert—Names for criminal purposes53AA company must not be registered under this Act by a name if, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the registration of the company by that name is intended to facilitate— (a) the commission of an offence involving dishonesty or deception, or (b) the carrying out of conduct that, if carried out in any part of the United Kingdom, would amount to such an offence.

(3) In section 1047 (registered name of overseas company), in subsection (4), after paragraph (a) insert— (aa) section 53A (names for criminal purposes);.