Companies Act 2014 section 896

Delivery to Registrar of documents in legible form

Section 896 sets out the requirements that must be met when delivering documents in legible (readable) form to the Registrar of Companies.

• Any document delivered to the Registrar in legible form must prominently display the registered number of the company to which it relates.
• Documents must comply with any regulations that prescribe their form, contents, and requirements enabling the Registrar to copy them.
• Different classes of document may be subject to different prescribed requirements regarding form and content.
• The term "document" is broadly defined to include any periodic account, abstract, statement, or return.