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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2026 No. 57 (C. 7)
COMPANIES
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency
Act 2023 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2026
Made - - - - 23rd January 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections
104(1)(a) and 105(1) of the Deregulation Act 2015(1) and section 219(1) of the Economic Crime
and Corporate Transparency Act 2023(2).
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
(Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2026.
Commencement on 26th January 2026
2. Section 49 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
(register of members: removal of option to use central register) come into force on 26th January 2026.
Amendment of provisions expressed by reference to commencement
3.—(1) In regulation 2 of the Register of People with Significant Control (Amendment)
Regulations 2025 (commencement)(3) for “immediately after section 790LA of the Companies Act
2006 (duty to notify registrar of confirmed persons with significant control) comes fully into force”
substitute “on 18th November 2025 (immediately after section 790LA of the Companies Act 2006
(duty to notify registrar of confirmed persons with significant control) came fully into force)”.
(2) The Companies Authorised to Register, Unregistered Companies and Overseas Companies
(Application of Company Law) Regulations 2025(4) are amended as follows—
(a) in regulation 1 (citation, commencement and extent)—
(i)in paragraph (3) for “when section 167M of the Companies Act 2006 (prohibition on
director acting unless ID verified) comes into force” substitute “on 18th November
(1) 2015 c. 20.
(2) 2023 c. 56.
(3) S.I. 2025/1036.
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2025 (when section 167M of the Companies Act 2006 (prohibition on director acting
unless ID verified) came into force)”,
(ii)in paragraph (4) for “immediately after section 790LA of the Companies Act 2006
(duty to notify registrar of confirmed persons with significant control) comes into
force” substitute “on 18th November 2025 (immediately after section 790LA of the
Companies Act 2006 (duty to notify registrar of confirmed persons with significant
control) came into force)”;
(b) in paragraph (9) of regulation 5 (transitional provision for unregistered companies) in the
definition of “relevant day”, for “the date that section 43 of the 2023 Act (prohibition on
director acting unless ID verified) comes into force” substitute “18th November 2025 (the
date that section 43 of the 2023 Act (prohibition on director acting unless ID verified)
came into force)”;
(c) in regulation 6 (transitional provision for overseas companies)—
(i)in paragraph (1) for “the date that regulation 4 comes into force” substitute “18th
November 2025 (the date that regulation 4 came into force)”,
(ii)in paragraph (4) for the definition of “transition period” substitute—
““transition period” means the period—
(a) beginning on 18th November 2025 (the date that regulation 4 came into
force), and
(b) ending on the date that is the first anniversary of the date the UK
establishment of that company was opened that falls after 18th November
2025.”.
(3) The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application and Modification of Company Law)
Regulations 2025(5) are amended as follows—
(a) in regulation 1 (citation, commencement and extent)—
(i)in paragraph (2) for “when section 167M of the Companies Act 2006 (prohibition
on director acting unless ID verified) comes fully into force” substitute “on 18th
November 2025 (the date that section 167M of the Companies Act 2006 (prohibition
on director acting unless ID verified) came fully into force)”,
(ii)in paragraph (3) for “immediately after section 790LA of the 2006 Act (duty to
notify registrar of confirmed persons with significant control) comes fully into force”
substitute “on 18th November 2025 (immediately after section 790LA of the 2006
Act (duty to notify registrar of confirmed persons with significant control) came
fully into force)”;
(b) in regulation 12 (interpretation) for “the date that section 43 of the Economic Crime and
Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (prohibition on director acting unless ID verified) comes
into force” substitute “18th November 2025 (the date that section 43 of the Economic
Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (prohibition on director acting unless ID
verified) came into force)”.
(4) In paragraph (2) of regulation 1 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency
Act 2023 (Consequential, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2025 (citation,
commencement and extent)(6) for “at the same time as section 43 of the Economic Crime and
Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (prohibition on director acting unless ID verified) comes into
force” substitute “on 18th November 2025 (at the same time as section 43 of the Economic Crime
(5) S.I. 2025/1033.
(6) S.I. 2025/1037.
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and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (prohibition on director acting unless ID verified) came into
force)”.
(5) Regulation 1 of the Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Annotations, Application
and Modification of Company Law and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (citation,
commencement, extent and interpretation)(7) is amended as follows—
(a) in paragraph (2) for “at the same time as section 167M of the 2006 Act (prohibition on
director acting unless ID verified)” substitute “on 18th November 2025 (at the same time
as section 167M of the 2006 Act (prohibition on director acting unless ID verified) came
into force)”,
(b) in paragraph (3) for “at the same time as regulation 17AA of the 2009 Regulations
(prohibition on member acting unless ID verified)” substitute “on 18th November 2025
(at the same time as regulation 17AA of the 2009 Regulations (prohibition on member
acting unless ID verified) came into force)”.
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
23rd January 2026 Department for Business and Trade
(7) S.I. 2025/1116.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are the seventh commencement regulations made under the Economic Crime and
Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56). Regulation 2 brings into force provisions of that Act which
remove the option for companies to keep member information on the central register, including a
transitional provision for companies which keep information on the central register. Regulation 3
replaces references in secondary legislation to the commencement of a provision with a reference to
the actual date on which the provision came into force.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS AND ORDER
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56) have
been brought into force by commencement Regulations and an Order made before the date of these
Regulations.
Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No.
Sections 1 and 2 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 4(3) and (4) 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 4 (insofar as not 18th November 2025 S.I. 2025/1118
already in force)
Section 7 (partially) 18th November 2025 S.I. 2025/1118
Sections 8 to 21 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 22 15th January 2024 S.I. 2023/1206
Sections 23 to 26 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 27 15th January 2024 S.I. 2023/1206
Sections 28 to 30 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Sections 31 to 34 18th November 2025 S.I. 2025/1118
Section 35 (insofar as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Section 36 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 37 (insofar as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Section 38 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 39 (insofar as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Sections 40 to 42 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
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Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No.
Sections 43 and 44 18th November 2025 S.I. 2025/1118
Section 45 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 47 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 48 (insofar as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Section 51 (partially) 4th March 2024 and 18th S.I. 2024/269 and S.I.
November 2025 2025/1118
Section 52 (insofar as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Section 59 other than 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
subsection (2) to the extent that
it substitutes section 853A(1)
(b)(iii) of the Companies Act
2006 (c. 46)
Section 59 (insofar as not 18th November 2025 S.I. 2025/1118
already in force)
Sections 60 and 61 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 63 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 64 (partially) 18th November 2025 S.I. 2025/1118
Section 65 (insofar as not 18th March 2025 S.I. 2025/349
already in force)
Section 66 (insofar as not 15th January 2024 S.I. 2025/349
already in force)
Section 67 15th January 2024 S.I. 2023/1206
Section 68 (insofar as not 18th March 2025 S.I. 2025/349
already in force)
Section 69 (partially) 18th November 2025 S.I. 2025/1118
Section 70 18th March 2025 S.I. 2025/349
Section 71 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 75(1) and (2) 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 75(3) and (4) 5th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Sections 76 to 84 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 85 (insofar as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Section 86 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 87 (insofar as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Sections 88 to 90 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
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Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No.
Section 91 (insofar as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Section 92 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Sections 93 and 94 (insofar as 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
not already in force)
Section 95 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 96 (insofar as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Section 97 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 102 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 103 15th January 2024 S.I. 2023/1206
Sections 104 to 107 (insofar as 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
not already in force)
Section 108 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 136(2) 18th March 2025 S.I. 2025/349
Section 147 15th January 2024 S.I. 2023/1206
Section 155 (insofar as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Sections 156 and 157 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 161 (insofar as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Section 162 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 164 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 167 (insofar as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Section 169 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 170 (insofar as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Sections 171 to 173 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Sections 175 to 177 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 179 (insofar as it 26th April 2024 S.I. 2024/269
relates to Part 1 of Schedule 8,
insofar as not already in force)
Section 179 (insofar as it 31st March 2026 S.S.I. 2025/304
relates to Part 2 of Schedule 8,
insofar as not already in force)
Section 179 (insofar as it 26th April 2024 N.I.S.R. 2024/82
relates to Part 3 of Schedule 8,
insofar as not already in force)
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Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No.
Section 180 in relation to 26th April 2024 S.I. 2024/269
England, Wales and Northern
Ireland (insofar as not already
in force)
Section 180 in relation to 7th November 2024 S.I. 2024/1108
Scotland (insofar as not
already in force)
Section 181 (insofar as not 26th April 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Section 183 15th January 2024 S.I. 2023/1206
Section 185 and 186 (insofar 26th April 2024 S.I. 2024/269
as not already in force)
Sections 187 to 193 15th January 2024 S.I. 2023/1206
Section 194 18th June 2025 S.I. 2025/718
Section 195 18th June 2025 S.I. 2025/718
Sections 199 to 206 (insofar as 1st September 2025 S.I. 2025/349
not already in force)
Sections 207 to 209 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Section 210 (insofar as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Section 211 15th January 2024 S.I. 2023/1206
Section 212 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Sections 214 (insofar as not 15th November 2023 S.I. 2023/1206
already in force)
Section 215 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
Schedule 2 (partially insofar as 4th March 2024 and 18th S.I. 2024/269 and S.I.
not already in force) November 2025 2025/1118
Schedule 3 (insofar as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Part 1 of Schedule 8 (insofar as 26th April 2024 S.I. 2024/269
not already in force)
Part 2 of Schedule 8 (insofar as 31st March 2026 S.S.I. 2025/304
not already in force)
Part 3 of Schedule 8 (insofar as 26th April 2024 >N.I.S.R. 2024/82
not already in force)
Schedule 9 in relation to 26th April 2024 S.I. 2024/269
England, Wales and Northern
Ireland (insofar as not already
in force)
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Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No.
Schedule 9 in relation to 7th November 2024 S.I. 2024/1108
Scotland (insofar as not
already in force)
Schedule 10 (insofar as not 26th April 2024 S.I. 2024/269
already in force)
Schedule 11 15th January 2024 S.I. 2023/1206
Schedule 13 (insofar as not 1st September 2025 S.I. 2025/349
already in force)
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