Section 20

After section 76C of the Companies Act 2006 (inserted by section 19 of this Act) insert— Where a company fails to comply with a direction to change its name, the registrar may determine a new name for the company. The reference in subsection (1) to a direction to change a company’s name is to a direction under section 64, 67, 75, 76, 76A or 76B. If the registrar determines a new name for a company under this section, the registrar must— give the company notice of the determination, and place a note of the determination in the register.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04