Legal background Companies House reform
The Companies Act 2006 is the key piece of primary legislation containing the powers of the Registrar, in Part 35. The ECCT Act takes the approach of amending the 2006 Act by changing existing provisions in Part 35 and elsewhere and inserting in new provisions. In some cases, new powers to make secondary legislation are inserted.
	The changes to the 2006 Act that are made by the ECCT Act have the effect, in relation to some generally stated provisions, of applying beyond companies and empowering the Registrar to take action in respect of other entities which are obliged to register with Companies House. In other cases, the ECCT Act’s provisions relate only to companies (because, for example, they are amending company-specific provisions). In those cases, secondary legislation-making powers will be exercised as part of the ECCT Act’s implementation to apply the new regime to non-company entities such as limited liability partnerships, with the necessary modifications to suit the different circumstances.