Part 1: Companies House Reform Company names Section 20: Registrar’s power to change company’s name for breach of direction
Section 20 inserts section 76D into the Companies Act 2006. Where a company fails to change its name having been directed under provisions already present in the Companies Act 2006 or under the new provisions included in this Act, the Registrar is empowered by section 76D to change the company’s name. The Registrar must inform the company and annotate the register accordingly.