Schedules Schedule 2 – Abolition of certain local registers Part 1 – Register of directors 167G: Duty to notify registrar of change in directors
This section states that a company must inform the Registrar if person becomes or has ceased to be a Director of the company.
	The company must do this by way of notice within 14 days beginning with the day on which the person becomes or ceases to be a director.
	The company must specify the date on which the change occurred, and deliver the required information about the person.
	This section introduces a requirement that a notification of director appointment is accompanied by a statement that their identity is verified.
	A statement must also be made that the appointed director is not disqualified or otherwise ineligible to be a director. If a proposed director is disqualified, but has received a permission of a court to act as a director, the application for registration must contain a statement to this effect, specifying the court that gave the permission. If the proposed director is disqualified as a result of being designated under new section 3A of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, but has been issued with a licence providing them with authority to act as director, the application for registration must contain a statement to that effect, specifying the date on which the licence was issued, and by whom it was issued.
	This section also allows transitional provisions to be made under by regulations. The transitional provision may require companies to deliver statements as under section 167G(3)(i) or (ii) of the Companies Act, in relation to any individual who became a director of the company after the company’s incorporation, at the same time as they their file the company’s annual confirmation statement.