The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision authorising or requiring the registrar to change the address registered as the principal office of a relevant person if satisfied that the address is not in fact their principal office.
In this section—
"address registered as the principal office", in relation to a relevant person, means the address for the time being shown in the register as the address of the person's current principal office;
"relevant person" means—a director of a company that is not an overseas company,a secretary or one of the joint secretaries of a company that is not an overseas company,a registrable relevant legal entity in relation to a company (within the meaning given by section 790C), ora registrable person in relation to a company (within the meaning given by section 790C) who falls within section 790C(12).
The regulations may authorise or require the address to be changed on the registrar's own motion or on an application by another person.
The regulations must provide for the change in the address to be effected by the registrar proceeding as if the company had given notice under section 167H, 279H or 790LD of the change.
The regulations may make provision as to—
The provision made by virtue of subsection (5)(k) may in particular include provision creating summary offences punishable with a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 3 on the standard scale.
The regulations must confer a right on the company to appeal to the court against any decision to change the address registered as the principal office of the relevant person under the regulations.
If the regulations enable a person to apply for the address registered as the principal office of a relevant person to be changed, the regulations must also confer a right on the applicant to appeal to the court against a refusal of the application.
On an appeal, the court must direct the registrar to register such address as the principal office of the relevant person as the court considers appropriate in all the circumstances of the case.
The regulations may make further provision about an appeal and in particular—
The regulations may include such provision applying (including applying with modifications), amending or repealing an enactment contained in this Act as the Secretary of State considers necessary or expedient in consequence of any provision made by the regulations.
Regulations under this section may in particular confer a discretion on the registrar.
Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.