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Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 3209

Companies

Partnership

The Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014

Made

28th November 2014

Coming into force

1st December 2014

M1,M2 The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the creation, operation, regulation or dissolution of companies and other forms of business organisation .

M3,M4 The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, sections 15 and 17 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 and sections 468, 1069 and 1105 of the Companies Act 2006 .

M5 In accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972, section 17(4) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 and sections 473(3), 1069(3), 1290 and 1292(4) of the Companies Act 2006, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation and commencement

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st December 2014.

Interpretation

2. —(1) In these Regulations—

“ the Act ” means the Companies Act 2006;

“ affiliated undertakings ” means any two or more undertakings within a group;

“ Companies Act accounts ” has the meaning given by sections 395(1)(a) and 403(2)(a) of the Act;

“ consolidated report ” has the meaning given in regulation 8;

F1 ...

“ director ” means—

(a)

in relation to a company—

(i)

a director of the company, and any person occupying in relation to it the position of a director (by whatever name called), and

(ii)

any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions (not being advice given in a professional capacity) the directors of the company are accustomed to act;

(b)

in relation to a limited liability partnership, a member;

(c)

in relation to a limited partnership, a general partner; and

(d)

in relation to a partnership, a partner;

“ electronic means ” has the meaning given in section 1168 of the Act;

[F2 “equivalent reporting requirements” are reporting requirements in any country or territory outside the United Kingdom that—

(a)

are equivalent to the reporting requirements in these Regulations, by virtue of regulation 12ZA(1); or

(b)

are determined by the Secretary of State to be equivalent to the reporting requirements in these Regulations, in accordance with regulation 12ZA; F2]

M6 “ general partner ” has the same meaning as in the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 ;

“ government ” means any national, regional or local authority of a country, and includes a department, agency or undertaking that is a subsidiary undertaking where the authority is the parent undertaking;

“ group ” means a parent undertaking and all its subsidiary undertakings;

“ IAS accounts ” has the meaning given in sections 395(1)(b) and 403(1) and (2)(b) of the Act;

“ large undertaking ” means an undertaking that meets at least two of the three following criteria—

(a)

its balance sheet total on its balance sheet date exceeds £18 million;

(b)

its net turnover on its balance sheet date exceeds £36 million;

(c)

the average number of employees during the financial year to which the balance sheet relates exceeds 250;

“ limited partnership ” means a partnership formed in accordance with the Limited Partnerships Act 1907;

[F3 “ logging undertaking ” means an undertaking which undertakes in primary forests the activity referred to in the UK Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) by Economic Activity, as set out in Table 1 in the Schedule to these Regulations, issued under section 9 of the Statistics and Registration Services Act 2007 as updated from time to time; F3]

[F4 “ mining or quarrying undertaking ” means an undertaking which performs any activity involving the exploration, prospection, discovery, development, and extraction of minerals, oil, natural gas deposits or other materials within the activities referred to in the UK Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) by Economic Activity, as set out in Table 2 in the Schedule to these Regulations, issued under section 9 of the Statistics and Registration Services Act 2007 as updated from time to time; F4]

“ net turnover ” means the amounts derived from the sale of products and the provision of services after deducting sales rebates and value added tax and other taxes directly linked to turnover;

F5 “ parent undertaking ” has the meaning given in the Act ...;

M7 “ partnership ” means a partnership within the Partnership Act 1890 ;

“ payment ” means an amount paid, whether in money or in kind, for relevant activities, where the payment is any of the following types—

(a)

production entitlements;

(b)

taxes levied on the income, production or profits of companies, excluding taxes levied on consumption such as value added taxes, personal income taxes or sales taxes;

(c)

royalties;

(d)

dividends, other than dividends paid by an undertaking to a government as an ordinary shareholder of that undertaking, where—

(i)

the dividend is paid to the government on the same terms as to other ordinary shareholders, and

(ii)

the dividend is not paid in lieu of production entitlements or royalties;

(e)

signature, discovery and production bonuses;

(f)

licence fees, rental fees, entry fees and other considerations for licences or concessions; or

(g)

payments for infrastructure improvements;

“ primary forest ” means a forest of native species, where there is no clearly visible indication of human activities and the ecological processes are not significantly disturbed;

“ project ” means the operational activities which—

(a)

are governed by a single contract, licence, lease, concession or similar legal agreement, and

(b)

form the basis for payment liabilities with a government;

[F6 “ public interest entity ” means an undertaking—

(a)

whose transferable securities are admitted to trading on a UK regulated market;

(b)

which is a credit institution within the meaning given by Article 4(1)(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and a CRR firm within the meaning of Article 4(1)(2A) of that Regulation;

(c)

which would be an insurance undertaking within the meaning of Article 2(1) of Council Directive 91/674/EEC of 19th December 1991 on the annual accounts of insurance undertakings were the United Kingdom a member State; F6]

“ the registrar ” has the meaning given in section 1060 of the Act;

“ relevant activities ” means—

(a)

the activity as set out in Table 1 in the Schedule to these Regulations within primary forests; or

(b)

any activity involving the exploration, prospection, discovery, development, and extraction of minerals, oil, natural gas deposits or other materials, within the activities listed in Table 2 in the Schedule to these Regulations;

“ report ” has the meaning given in regulation 4;

F7 “ subsidiary undertaking ” has the meaning given in the Act ...;

[F8 “ transferable securities ” has the meaning given by section 1173 of the Act; F8]

[F8 “ UK regulated market ” has the meaning given by section 1173 of the Act; F8]

[F9 “UK undertaking” means— F9]

(a)

a limited company;

(b)

a limited liability partnership;

(c)

a limited partnership, each of whose general partners is—

(i)

a limited company,

(ii)

an unlimited company, each of whose members is a limited company,

(iii)

a Scottish partnership which is not a limited partnership, each of whose members is a limited company, or

(iv)

a Scottish partnership which is a limited partnership, each of whose general partners is a limited company;

(d)

a partnership, each of whose partners is—

(i)

a limited company,

(ii)

an unlimited company each of whose members is a limited company,

(iii)

a Scottish partnership which is not a limited partnership, each of whose members is a limited company, or

(iv)

a Scottish partnership which is a limited partnership, each of whose general partners is a limited company;

(e)

an unlimited company, each of whose members is—

(i)

a limited company,

(ii)

an unlimited company each of whose members is a limited company,

(iii)

a Scottish partnership which is not a limited partnership, each of whose members is a limited company, or

(iv)

a Scottish partnership which is a limited partnership, each of whose general partners is a limited company;

[F10 “undertaking” has the meaning given in the Act. F10]

(2) The references in paragraphs (c)(i) to (iv), (d)(i) to (iv) and (e)(i) to (iv) of [F11 the definition of “ UK undertaking” F11] to a limited company, an unlimited company, a Scottish partnership which is not a limited partnership or a Scottish partnership which is a limited partnership include a comparable undertaking incorporated in or formed under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom; and in relation to such an undertaking the references in those paragraphs to the members and general partners are to be construed as references to the members of the undertaking comparable to members or general partners.

(3) An undertaking which is a large undertaking in a financial year does not cease to be a large undertaking because it no longer meets at least two of the criteria in the definition of “large undertaking” in the following financial year.

(4) But if a large undertaking ceases to meet at least two of the criteria in the definition of “large undertaking” in two consecutive financial years, it ceases to be a large undertaking on the first day of the financial year immediately following the second of those consecutive years.

(5) If agreements of the kind referred to in the definition of “project” are substantially interconnected, those agreements are treated for the purposes of these Regulations as a single project.

(6) For the purpose of paragraph (5), “ substantially interconnected ” means forming a set of operationally and geographically integrated contracts, licences, leases or concessions or related agreements with substantially similar terms that are signed with a government, giving rise to payment liabilities.

(7) Such agreements may be governed by a single contract, joint venture, production sharing agreement, or other overarching legal agreement.

Application and transitional provision

3. —(1) These Regulations apply in relation to a financial year of [F12 a UK undertakingF12] beginning on or after 1st January 2015 subject to paragraph (2).

(2) These Regulations do not apply in relation to a financial year beginning before 1st January 2016 of [F13 a UK undertakingF13] that is a subsidiary undertaking and whose parent undertaking is required to prepare consolidated group accounts in a member State other than the United Kingdom.

PART 1 REPORT ON PAYMENTS TO GOVERNMENTS

Duty to prepare report on payments to governments

4. The directors of [F14 a UK undertakingF14] must prepare a report annually on payments made to governments for each financial year of the undertaking (the “report”) if that undertaking is—

(a) a large undertaking or a public interest entity; and

(b) a mining or quarrying undertaking or a logging undertaking.

Content of report

5. —(1) For each financial year, the report must state the following information in relation to the relevant activities of [F15 the UK undertakingF15] —

(a) the government to which each payment has been made, including the country of that government;

(b) the total amount of payments made to each government;

(c) the total amount per type of payment made to each government; and

(d) where those payments have been attributed to a specific project, the total amount per type of payment made for each such project and the total amount of payments for each such project.

(2) Where [F16 a UK undertakingF16] makes a payment that is not attributable to a specific project, that payment may be disclosed in the report without splitting or disaggregating the payment to allocate it to a specific project.

(3) A payment need not be taken into account in the report if—

(a) it is a single payment of an amount less than £86,000, or

(b) it forms part of a series of related payments within a financial year whose total amount is less than £86,000.

(4)Payments, activities and projects may not be artificially split or aggregated to avoid the application of these Regulations.

(5) The disclosure of payments must reflect the substance, rather than the form, of each payment, relevant activity or project concerned.

(6) Where payments in kind are made to a government, the report must state the value of such payments in kind and, where applicable, the volume of those payments in kind, and the directors must provide supporting notes to explain how the value has been determined.

Exemption for subsidiaries or parent undertakings included in consolidated reports

6. The directors of [F17 a UK undertakingF17] that is a subsidiary undertaking or a parent undertaking are exempt from preparing a report if the payments to governments made by [F18 the UK undertakingF18] are included in the consolidated report drawn up by the parent undertaking in accordance with regulation 8.

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PART 2 CONSOLIDATED REPORT ON PAYMENTS TO GOVERNMENTS

Duty to prepare a consolidated report

8. —(1) The directors of a parent undertaking[F20 which is a UK undertakingF20] must prepare a consolidated report annually on payments made to governments for each financial year of the parent undertaking (the “consolidated report”) if that undertaking is—

(a) a large undertaking or a public interest entity;

(b) a mining or quarrying undertaking or a logging undertaking; and

(c) obliged to prepare consolidated group accounts.

(2) A parent undertaking[F21 which is a UK undertakingF21] is a mining or quarrying undertaking or a logging undertaking if any of its subsidiary undertakings is a mining or quarrying undertaking or a logging undertaking.

Content of consolidated report

9. —(1) For each financial year, the consolidated report must state the following information in relation to the relevant activities—

(a) the government to which each payment has been made, including the country of that government;

(b) the total amount of payments made to each government;

(c) the total amount per type of payment made to each government; and

(d) where those payments have been attributed to a specific project, the total amount per type of payment made for each such project and the total amount of payments for each such project.

(2) In this regulation the relevant activities are those of—

(a) the parent undertaking; and

(b) any subsidiary undertaking included in the consolidated group accounts of the parent undertaking.

(3) Where an undertaking makes a payment that is not attributable to a specific project, that payment may be disclosed in the consolidated report without splitting or disaggregating the payment to allocate it to a specific project.

(4) A payment need not be taken into account in the consolidated report if—

(a) it is a single payment of an amount less than £86,000, or

(b) it forms part of a series of related payments within a financial year whose total amount is less than £86,000.

(5)Payments, activities and projects may not be artificially split or aggregated to avoid the application of these Regulations.

(6) The disclosure of payments must reflect the substance, rather than the form, of each payment, relevant activity or project concerned.

(7) Where payments in kind are made to a government, the consolidated report must state the value of such payments in kind and, where applicable, the volume of those payments in kind, and the directors must provide supporting notes to explain how the value has been determined.

Exemption from duty to prepare a consolidated report

10. —(1) The obligation to draw up the consolidated report under regulation 8 does not apply to directors of—

(a) a parent undertaking of a small group, except where any affiliated undertaking is a public interest entity;

(b) a parent undertaking of a medium-sized group, except where any affiliated undertaking is a public interest entity;

F22 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) A group is a “small group” if it consists of parent and subsidiary undertakings to be included in a consolidated report and which, on a consolidated basis, meets at least two of the three following criteria on the balance sheet date of the parent undertaking—

(a) its balance sheet total does not exceed £5.1 million net (or £6.1 million gross);

(b) its net turnover does not exceed £10.2 million net (or £12.2 million gross);

(c) its average number of employees during the financial year to which the balance sheet date relates does not exceed 50.

(3) A group is a “medium-sized group” if it is not a small group and consists of parent and subsidiary undertakings to be included in a consolidated report and which, on a consolidated basis, meets at least two of the three following criteria on the balance sheet date of the parent undertaking—

(a) its balance sheet total does not exceed £18 million net (or £21.6 million gross);

(b) its net turnover does not exceed £36 million net (or £43.2 million gross);

(c) its average number of employees during the financial year to which the balance sheet date relates does not exceed 250.

(4) In relation to the aggregate figures for turnover and balance sheet total—

“ net ” means after any set-offs and other adjustments made to eliminate group transactions—

(a)

in the case of Companies Act accounts, in accordance with regulations under section 404 of the Act,

(b)

in the case of IAS accounts, in accordance with [F23 UK-adopted international accounting standards F23] ;

“ gross ” means without those set-offs and other adjustments.

(5) A company may satisfy the criteria contained in paragraph (2) or (3) using either the net or the gross figure.

Exemption from consolidated report

11. —(1)Payments made by a subsidiary undertaking may be excluded from the consolidated report where—

(a) severe long-term restrictions substantially hinder the exercise of the rights of the parent undertaking over the assets or management of that subsidiary undertaking;

(b) the information necessary for the preparation of the consolidated report cannot be obtained without disproportionate expense or undue delay; or

(c) the shares of that undertaking are held exclusively with a view to subsequent resale.

(2) The parent undertaking may only exclude payments by a subsidiary undertaking under paragraph (1)(a) to (c) where the subsidiary undertaking is excluded from the consolidated group accounts on the same basis.

PART 3 EQUIVALENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

[F2412ZA.—(1) Reporting requirements in any country or territory regarding the reporting of payments to governments that have been assessed by the European Commission as being equivalent to the requirements of Chapter 10 of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26th June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings , and were identified in an implementing act adopted before IP completion day by the European Commission in accordance with Article 47 of that Directive, are equivalent to the reporting requirements in these Regulations.

(2) The Secretary of State may determine that the reporting requirements regarding the reporting of payments to governments of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom are equivalent to the reporting requirements in these Regulations.

(3) The Secretary of State must consider at least the following criteria when making a determination under paragraph (2)—

(a) target undertakings,

(b) target recipients of payments,

(c) payments captured,

(d) attribution of payments captured,

(e) breakdown of payments captured,

(f) triggers for reporting on a consolidated basis,

(g) reporting medium,

(h) frequency of reporting, and

(i) anti-evasion measures.

(4) The Secretary of State may consider criteria other than those in paragraph (3), but only if they facilitate a direct comparison of reporting requirements of the other country or territory with the reporting requirements of these Regulations.

(5) The Secretary of State may suspend or withdraw—

(a) the equivalence granted by virtue of paragraph (1); or

(b) a determination made under paragraph (2). F24]

Exemption from duty to prepare report

12. The directors of [F25 a UK undertakingF25] are exempt from preparing a report if—

(a) the undertaking is subject to equivalent reporting requirements; and

(b) the payments to governments made by the undertaking are included in a report prepared in accordance with equivalent reporting requirements.

Exemption from duty to prepare report or consolidated report

13. The directors of [F26 a UK undertakingF26] that is a subsidiary undertaking or a parent undertaking are exempt from preparing a report or a consolidated report if—

(a) the parent undertaking is subject to equivalent reporting requirements; and

(b) the payments to governments made by [F27 the UK undertakingF27] are included in a consolidated report drawn up to the same date, or to an earlier date, in the same financial year, by that parent undertaking prepared in accordance with equivalent reporting requirements.

PART 4 DUTY TO DELIVER REPORTS AND INFORMATION

Duty to deliver reports

14. —(1)Directors who are required to prepare—

(a) a report in accordance with regulations 4 and 5; or

(b) a consolidated report prepared in accordance with regulations 8 and 9

must deliver that report or consolidated report to the registrar within 11 months of the end of the financial year of [F28 the UK undertakingF28] .

(2) For [F29 a UK undertakingF29] that is a partnership or a limited partnership, the “financial year” is deemed to be the 12 calendar months ending on 5th April.

(3) A report or consolidated report delivered under this regulation must be delivered to the registrar by electronic means.

Duty to deliver equivalent reporting requirements information

15. —(1) The directors of [F30 a UK undertakingF30] that is exempt under regulation 12 or 13 from preparing a report or consolidated report must deliver to the registrar information contained in any report or consolidated report prepared in accordance with equivalent reporting requirements within 28 days after such report is made publicly available under the equivalent reporting requirements.

(2) Any document delivered under this regulation is specified for the purposes of section 1105(2)(d) of the Act as a document that may be drawn up and delivered to the registrar in a language other than English, but which must, when delivered to the registrar, be accompanied by a certified translation into English.

(3) Information delivered under this regulation must be delivered to the registrar by electronic means.

[F31 False statements: basic offence

16.—(1) It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse, to—

(a) deliver or cause to be delivered to the registrar, for the purposes of these Regulations, a document that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular, or

(b) make to the registrar, for the purposes of these Regulations, a statement that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.

(2) Where the offence is committed by a firm, every officer of the firm who is in default also commits the offence.

(3) In paragraph (2) “ firm ” has the meaning given by section 1173(1) of the Act.

(4) Sections 1121 to 1123 of the Act (liability of officers default: interpretation etc) apply for the purposes of paragraph (2) as they apply for the purposes of provisions of the Companies Acts.

(5) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable—

(a) on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine;

(b) on summary conviction in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale;

(c) on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(6) No proceedings are to be brought for an offence under this regulation—

(a) in England and Wales except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions;

(b) in Northern Ireland except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.

False statements: aggravated offence

16BA.—(1) It is an offence for a person knowingly to—

(a) deliver or cause to be delivered to the registrar, for the purposes of these Regulations, a document that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular, or

(b) make to the registrar, for the purposes of these Regulations, a statement that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.

(2) Where the offence is committed by a firm, every officer of the firm who is in default also commits the offence.

(3) In paragraph (2) “ firm ” has the meaning given by section 1173(1) of the Act.

(4) Sections 1121 to 1123 of the Act (liability of officers default: interpretation etc) apply for the purposes of paragraph (2) as they apply for the purposes of provisions of the Companies Acts.

(5) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine (or both);

(b) on summary conviction—

(i) in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both);

(ii) in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);

(iii) in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).

(6) No proceedings are to be brought for an offence under this regulation—

(a) in England and Wales except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions;

(b) in Northern Ireland except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland. F31]

Enforcement of undertaking's delivery obligations

17. —(1) This regulation applies where the registrar has reason to believe that [F32 a UK undertakingF32] has failed to deliver a report or consolidated report in accordance with regulation 14.

(2) The registrar must serve notice on the undertaking requiring it to—

(a) deliver to the registrar—

(i) a report or consolidated report in accordance with regulation 14(1); and

(ii) a statement to the registrar confirming that the undertaking is required to prepare a report or consolidated report in accordance with these Regulations;

(b) deliver to the registrar a statement that the period for delivery of the report or consolidated report under regulation 14(1) has not expired; or

(c) deliver to the registrar a statement that the undertaking is not required to prepare a report or consolidated report in accordance with these Regulations.

(3) Any statement made under paragraph (2) must state—

(a) the name of the undertaking; and

(b) the financial year to which the statement relates.

(4) A statement made under paragraph (2)(a)(ii) must state whether the undertaking is required to prepare a report under regulation 4 or a consolidated report under regulation 8.

(5) A statement made under paragraph (2)(b) must state when the period for delivery of the report or consolidated report to the registrar under regulation 14(1) is to expire.

(6) A statement made under paragraph (2)(c) must state on which of the grounds under paragraph (7) the undertaking is not required to prepare a report or consolidated report and any further detail required by that paragraph.

(7) The grounds under this paragraph are that—

(a) the undertaking is not a large undertaking or a public interest entity;

(b) it is not a mining or quarrying undertaking or a logging undertaking;

(c) it has not made any payments to a government that meet the threshold for inclusion in regulation 9(4);

(d) it is exempt under regulation 6 (inclusion in a consolidated report), and if so state the name of the undertaking that is delivering the consolidated report;

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(f) it is exempt under regulation 10(1)(a) (being a parent undertaking of a small group);

(g) it is exempt under regulation 10(1)(b) (being a parent undertaking of a medium-sized group);

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(i) it is excluded from a consolidated report because one of the conditions set out in regulation 11 applies, and if so state which condition and confirm that it has been excluded from the consolidated group accounts;

(j) it is exempt under regulation 12 (preparing a report in accordance with equivalent reporting requirements), and if so state which equivalent reporting requirements apply;

(k) it is exempt under regulation 13 (inclusion in a consolidated report prepared in accordance with equivalent reporting requirements), and if so state which equivalent reporting requirements apply and the name of the parent undertaking delivering the report.

(8) If the undertaking fails to comply with a notice served under paragraph (2) within 28 days after the service of such notice, an offence is committed by the undertaking and every person who is a director of the undertaking.

(9) It is a defence to prove that a director took all reasonable steps for securing compliance with a notice served under paragraph (2).

(10) Paragraph (11) applies if section 85(2) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 is in force on the day these Regulations are made.

(11) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable on summary conviction to a fine.

(12) Paragraph (13) applies if section 85(2) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 is not in force on the day these Regulations are made.

(13) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(14) No proceedings are to be brought under this regulation—

(a) in England and Wales except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions;

(b) in Northern Ireland except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.

18. —(1) This regulation applies where the registrar has reason to believe that [F35 a UK undertakingF35] has failed to deliver equivalent reporting requirements information in accordance with regulation 15.

(2) The registrar must serve notice on the undertaking requiring it to—

(a) deliver to the registrar—

(i) information contained in any report or consolidated report prepared in accordance with equivalent reporting requirements; and

(ii) a statement to the registrar confirming that the undertaking is required to deliver such information;

(b) deliver to the registrar a statement that the period for delivery of the equivalent reporting requirements information under regulation 15(1) has not expired; or

(c) deliver to the registrar a statement that the undertaking is not required to deliver to the registrar any document under regulation 15.

(3) A statement made under paragraph (2) must state—

(a) the name of the undertaking; and

(b) the financial year to which the statement relates.

(4) A statement made under sub-paragraph (2)(b) must state when the period for delivery of the equivalent reporting requirements information to the registrar under regulation 15(1) is to expire.

(5) If the undertaking fails to comply with a notice served under paragraph (2) within 28 days after the service of such notice, an offence is committed by the undertaking and every person who is a director of the undertaking.

(6) It is a defence to prove that a director took all reasonable steps for securing compliance with a notice served under paragraph (2).

(7) Paragraph (8) applies if section 85(2) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 is in force on the day these Regulations are made.

(8) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable on summary conviction to a fine.

(9) Paragraph (10) applies if section 85(2) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 is not in force on the day these Regulations are made.

(10) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(11) No proceedings are to be brought under this regulation—

(a) in England and Wales except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions;

(b) in Northern Ireland except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.

Default in delivering report: court order

19. The court may, on the application of any member of [F36 the UK undertakingF36] or the registrar, make an order directing the directors (or any of them) within such time as may be specified in the order to make good a default if—

(a) the requirements of regulation 14 or 15 have not been met; and

(b) the directors of [F36 the UK undertakingF36] fail to make good the default within 28 days after the service of a notice on them requiring compliance.

Directive disclosure requirements

M820. —(1) After subsection (4) of section 1078 of the Act (documents subject to certain EU disclosure requirements), insert—

“ (4A) Where a company is required by regulation 14 of the Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 to deliver to the registrar a report or consolidated report on payments to governments, that report or consolidated report.

(4B) Where a company is required by regulation 15 of the Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 to deliver to the registrar information on payments to governments which is contained in a report or consolidated report prepared in accordance with equivalent reporting requirements (within the meaning of those Regulations), that information. ”

M9 (2) In regulation 63 of the Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (public notice of receipt of certain documents), before the heading “Registered office” insert—

“ Reports
1. Any report or consolidated report on payments to governments required to be delivered to the registrar by regulation 14 of the Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014.
2. Any information on payments to governments which is contained in a report or consolidated report prepared in accordance with equivalent reporting requirements (within the meaning of the Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014) and is required to be delivered to the registrar by regulation 15 of those Regulations. ”

[F37 Inspection etc. of records of documents delivered to the registrar under these Regulations by partnerships or limited partnerships

20A.—(1) The provisions of the Companies Act 2006 specified in the first column of Table A below, as modified in accordance with the third column of Table A, apply to partnerships and limited partnerships falling within the definition of “ UK undertaking” in regulation 2(1); but in their application (or the application of any other provision by virtue of a modification set out in the third column of Table A) to such partnerships and limited partnerships they are to be read in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) A reference to the register is to be read as a reference to the records kept by the registrar of the information contained in—

(a) documents delivered to the registrar under any provision of these Regulations by—

(i) a partnership or limited partnership falling within the definition of “ UK undertaking” in regulation 2(1), or

(ii) the directors of such a partnership or limited partnership;

(b) certified translations delivered to the registrar under section 1105(1) or 1106(1) and (3) of the Companies Act 2006(as applied with modifications by regulation 20B) by—

(i) a partnership or limited partnership falling within the definition of “ UK undertaking” in regulation 2(1), or

(ii) the directors of such a partnership or limited partnership.

(3) A reference to documents subject to the Directive disclosure requirements is to be read as a reference to any document required by regulation 14 or 15 to be delivered to the registrar by the directors of a partnership or limited partnership falling within the definition of “ UK undertaking” in regulation 2(1).

Table A

Provision of the Companies Act 2006 applied Subject matter of provision applied Modifications to the provision applied
Section 1077(1) and (2) Public notice of receipt of certain documents In subsection (2), for “the name and registered number of the company” substitute “the name of the partnership or limited partnership and, in the case of a limited partnership, its registration number”.
Section 1085 Inspection of the register None
Section 1086(1) and (3) Right to copy of material on the register None
Section 1087(1)(d), (i) and (k), (2) and (3) Material not available for public inspection None
Section 1089 Form of application for inspection or copy None
Section 1090(1), (2) and (4) Form and manner in which copies to be provided In subsection (2), omit the final sentence.
Section 1091 Certification of copies as accurate

For subsection (4) substitute—

“(4) Regulation 2 of the Companies (Registrar, Languages and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2006 ( SI 2006/3429 ) (certification of electronic copies by registrar) applies where the copy is provided in electronic form.”. F37]

[F38 Language requirements (translation) for documents delivered to the registrar under these Regulations by partnerships or limited partnerships

20B. The provisions of the Companies Act 2006 specified in the first column of Table B below, as modified in accordance with the fourth column of Table B, apply in relation to the documents specified in the third column of Table B.

Table B

Provision of the Companies Act 2006 applied Subject matter of provision applied Documents in relation to which the provision is applied Modifications to the provision applied
Section 1103 Documents to be drawn up and delivered in English

Documents delivered to the registrar under any provision of these Regulations by—

(a) a partnership or limited partnership falling within the definition of “ UK undertaking” in regulation 2(1); or

(b) the directors of such a partnership or limited partnership.

In subsection (2) omit “section 1104 (documents relating to Welsh companies) and”.
Section 1105(1) Documents that may be drawn up and delivered in other languages Documents delivered to the registrar under regulation 15 by the directors of a partnership or limited partnership falling within the definition of “ UK undertaking” in regulation 2(1). None
Section 1106(1), (3) and (4) Voluntary filing of translations Documents delivered to the registrar under regulation 14 or 15 by the directors of a partnership or limited partnership falling within the definition of “ UK undertaking” in regulation 2(1).

For subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) A partnership or limited partnership falling within the definition of “ UK undertaking” in regulation 2(1) of the Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 ( SI 2014/3209 ) may deliver to the registrar one or more certified translations of any document relating to the partnership or limited partnership that is or has been delivered to the registrar.”.

For subsection (3) substitute—

“(3) The facility described in subsection (1) is available in relation to all the official languages of the European Union.”.

Section 1107 Certified translations Documents delivered to the registrar under regulation 14 or 15 by the directors of a partnership or limited partnership falling within the definition of “ UK undertaking” in regulation 2(1).

In subsections (2)(a) and (b) and (3), for “the company” substitute “the partnership or limited partnership”. F38]

Review of Regulations

21. —(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—

(a) carry out a review of these Regulations;

(b) set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and

(c) publish the report.

F39 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) The report must in particular—

(a) set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system established by these Regulations;

(b) assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; and

(c) assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.

(4) The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of three years beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force.

(5)Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding five years.

Jo Swinson

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Regulation 2(1)

SCHEDULE Table of activities relevant to the definitions of “logging undertaking” and “mining or quarrying undertaking”

F40 ...

Table 1

Section A - Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Division Group Class Description [F41 UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities F41]
02 02.2 02.20 Logging 0220

Table 2

Section B – Mining and quarrying

Division Group Class Description [F41 UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities F41]
05 Mining of coal and lignite
05.1 05.10 Mining of hard coal 0510
05.2 05.20 Mining of lignite 0520
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas
06.1 06.10 Extraction of crude petroleum 0610
06.2 06.20 Extraction of natural gas 0620
07 Mining of metal ores
07.1 07.10 Mining of iron ores 0710
07.2 Mining of non-ferrous metal ores
07.21 Mining of uranium and thorium ores 0721
07.29 Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores 0729
08 Other mining and quarrying
08.1 Quarrying of stone, sand and clay
08.11 Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate 0810 (part of)
08.12 Operation of gravel and sand pits; mining of clays and kaolin 0810 (part of)
08.9 Mining and quarrying not elsewhere classified
08.91 Mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals 0891
08.92 Extraction of peat 0892
08.93 Extraction of salt 0893
08.99 Other mining and quarrying not elsewhere classified 0899
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F1Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (31.12.2020 with effect in relation to financial years beginning on or after IP completion day) by virtue of The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145) , regs. 1(2)(b) , 2 , Sch. 3 para. 36(a) (with reg. 7(2) ) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523 , regs. 1(2) , 10 , 11 ); 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F2Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020 with effect in relation to financial years beginning on or after IP completion day) by The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145) , regs. 1(2)(b) , 2 , Sch. 3 para. 36(b) (with reg. 7(2) ) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523 , regs. 1(2) , 10 , 11 ); 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F3Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020 with effect in relation to financial years beginning on or after IP completion day) by The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145) , regs. 1(2)(b) , 2 , Sch. 3 para. 36(c) (with reg. 7(2) ) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523 , regs. 1(2) , 10 , 11 ); 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F4Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020 with effect in relation to financial years beginning on or after IP completion day) by The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145) , regs. 1(2)(b) , 2 , Sch. 3 para. 36(d) (with reg. 7(2) ) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523 , regs. 1(2) , 10 , 11 ); 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F5Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (18.12.2015) by virtue of The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(2)(a)omitted
F6Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020 with effect in relation to financial years beginning on or after IP completion day) by The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145) , regs. 1(2)(b) , 2 , Sch. 3 para. 36(e) (with reg. 7(2) ) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523 , regs. 1(2) , 10 , 11 ); 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F7Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (18.12.2015) by virtue of The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(2)(b)omitted
F8Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (31.12.2020 with effect in relation to financial years beginning on or after IP completion day) by The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145) , regs. 1(2)(b) , 2 , Sch. 3 para. 36(f) (with reg. 7(2) ) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523 , regs. 1(2) , 10 , 11 ); 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.inserted
F9Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(2)(c)substituted
F10Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(2)(d)inserted
F11Words in reg. 2(2) substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(3)substituted
F12Words in reg. 3(1) substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(4)substituted
F13Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(4)substituted
F14Words in reg. 4 substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(4)substituted
F15Words in reg. 5(1) substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(5)substituted
F16Words in reg. 5(2) substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(4)substituted
F17Words in reg. 6 substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(4)substituted
F18Words in reg. 6 substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(5)substituted
F19Reg. 7 omitted (31.12.2020 with effect in relation to financial years beginning on or after IP completion day) by virtue of The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145) , regs. 1(2)(b) , 2 , Sch. 3 para. 38 (with reg. 7(2) ) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523 , regs. 1(2) , 10 , 11 ); 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F20Words in reg. 8(1) inserted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(6)inserted
F21Words in reg. 8(2) inserted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(6)inserted
F22Reg. 10(1)(c) omitted (31.12.2020 with effect in relation to financial years beginning on or after IP completion day) by virtue of The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145) , regs. 1(2)(b) , 2 , Sch. 3 para. 39 (with reg. 7(2) ) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523 , regs. 1(2) , 10 , 11 ); 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F23Words in reg. 10(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The International Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/685) , reg. 1(2) , Sch. 1 para. 61 (with reg. 1(3) (4) ) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523 , regs. 1(2) , 22 ); 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F24Reg. 12ZA inserted (31.12.2020) by The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145) , reg. 1(2)(c) , Sch. 3 para. 37 (as amended by S.I. 2020/523 , regs. 1(2) , 12(b) ); 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)inserted
F25Words in reg. 12 substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(4)substituted
F26Words in reg. 13 substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(4)substituted
F27Words in reg. 13(b) substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(5)substituted
F28Words in reg. 14(1) substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(5)substituted
F29Words in reg. 14(2) substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(4)substituted
F30Words in reg. 15(1) substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(4)substituted
F31Regs. 16 , 16BA substituted for reg. 16 (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56) , ss. 212 , 219(1)(2)(b) ; S.I. 2024/269 , reg. 2(z65)substituted
F31Regs. 16 , 16BA substituted for reg. 16 (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56) , ss. 212 , 219(1)(2)(b) ; S.I. 2024/269 , reg. 2(z65)substituted
F32Words in reg. 17(1) substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(4)substituted
F33Reg. 17(7)(e) omitted (31.12.2020 with effect in relation to financial years beginning on or after IP completion day) by virtue of The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145) , regs. 1(2)(b) , 2 , Sch. 3 para. 40(a) (with reg. 7(2) ) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523 , regs. 1(2) , 10 , 11 ); 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F34Reg. 17(7)(h) omitted (31.12.2020 with effect in relation to financial years beginning on or after IP completion day) by virtue of The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145) , regs. 1(2)(b) , 2 , Sch. 3 para. 40(b) (with reg. 7(2) ) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523 , regs. 1(2) , 10 , 11 ); 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F35Words in reg. 18(1) substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(4)substituted
F36Words in reg. 19 substituted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 2(5)substituted
F37Reg. 20A inserted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 3inserted
F38Reg. 20B inserted (18.12.2015) by The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1928) , regs. 1(2) , 4inserted
F39Reg. 21(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145) , reg. 1(2)(c) , Sch. 3 para. 41 ; 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)omitted
F40Words in Sch. omitted (31.12.2020 with effect in relation to financial years beginning on or after IP completion day) by virtue of The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145) , regs. 1(2)(b) , 2 , Sch. 3 para. 42(a) (with reg. 7(2) ) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523 , regs. 1(2) , 10 , 11 ); 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F41Words in Sch. substituted (31.12.2020 with effect in relation to financial years beginning on or after IP completion day) by The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145) , regs. 1(2)(b) , 2 , Sch. 3 para. 42(b) (with reg. 7(2) ) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523 , regs. 1(2) , 10 , 11 ); 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
M11972 c.68 . Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7) . The enabling powers of section 2(2) were extended by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51) .
M2S.I. 2007/193 .
M32000 c.12 . Section 17 was amended by S.I. 2009/1804 .
M42006 c.46 .
M5Paragraph 2(2) was amended by section 27(c) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) .
M61907 c.24 .
M71890 c.39 .
M8Section 1078 was amended by S.I. 2012/2301 .
M9S.I. 2009/1804 , amended by S.I. 2012/2301 , there are other amending instruments but none are relevant.
Defined TermSection/ArticleIDScope of Application
affiliated undertakingsreg. 2.legTermHcTC7iQ0
Companies Act accountsreg. 2.legTermnQFqCbGc
consolidated reportreg. 2.legTermh7inLruv
consolidated reportreg. 8. of PART 2(the_“_prnmYOAN
directorreg. 2.legTermG07xCROi
electronic meansreg. 2.legTermTFhDyKwV
financial yearreg. 14. of PART 4financial__rtsRNfv
firmreg. 16. of PART 4legTermQSvgge38
firmreg. 16BA. of PART 4legTerm2IKEEk5L
general partnerreg. 2.legTermFWDkIiKN
governmentreg. 2.legTermp8Vp5Hcv
grossreg. 10. of PART 2legTermVbODfxhn
groupreg. 2.legTermOrKFGiGd
IAS accountsreg. 2.legTerm6u7KZy0Y
large undertakingreg. 2.legTermz8jiysww
limited partnershipreg. 2.legTermPdRqh6on
logging undertakingreg. 2.legTermRTvTeFvO
medium-sized groupreg. 10. of PART 2medium-siz_rtxGT2K
mining or quarrying undertakingreg. 2.legTermBg4Ea79A
netreg. 10. of PART 2legTerm7Q5ifoAb
net turnoverreg. 2.legTermAPVK1ddA
parent undertakingreg. 2.legTermGvZd32uR
partnershipreg. 2.legTermXlz2vJXp
paymentreg. 2.legTermBvQaGgIF
primary forestreg. 2.legTermJAgOBytW
projectreg. 2.legTerm6WoLXwmh
public interest entityreg. 2.legTerm9NMpr3lt
relevant activitiesreg. 2.legTermdExhjsXs
reportreg. 2.legTermV07aes03
reportreg. 4. of PART 1(the_“_prnyIabm
small groupreg. 10. of PART 2small_grou_rtMwxaj
subsidiary undertakingreg. 2.legTermwcJj1UaG
substantially interconnectedreg. 2.legTermDIb2yAXP
the Actreg. 2.legTermeRF6dRHX
the registrarreg. 2.legTermbi9Q9iwc
transferable securitiesreg. 2.legTerm6FE2c8ls
UK regulated marketreg. 2.legTermeCVXYk7b
UK undertakingreg. 2.UK_underta_rtzHE5O
undertakingreg. 2.undertakin_rttj4jk
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