SI 2025/349 - The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2025

This Statutory Instrument corrects errors in S.I. 2024/1108 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

S TAT U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2025 No. 349 (C. 12) COMPANIES CRIMINAL LAW The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2025 Made - - - - 13th March 2025 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 219(1) and (9)(a) of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023(a) and section 104(1)(a) of the Deregulation Act 2015(b).

In accordance with section 219(8) of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, the Secretary of State has published guidance under section 204(3) of that Act.

Citation, extent and interpretation

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2025.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(3) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.

Commencement on 18th March 2025

2. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 18th March 2025—

(a) sections 65 (procedure etc for verifying identity) and 66 (authorisation of corporate service providers), so far as not already in force;

(b) section 68 (allocation of unique identifiers), so far as not already in force;

(c) section 70 (registrar’s power to strike off company registered on false basis), and

(d) section 136(2) (the register of limited partnerships).

(a) 2023 c. 56.

(b) 2015 c. 20.Commencement on 1st September 2025

3. Sections 199 to 206 of, and Schedule 13 to, the Act (failure to prevent fraud) come into force on 1st September 2025, so far as not already in force.

Amendment of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2024

4. Regulation 3 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2024 (commencement on 1st September 2025)(a) is revoked.

Amendment of provisions expressed by reference to commencement

5. —(1) In regulation 1(2) of the Register of Overseas Entities (Annotation and Removal) Regulations 2024(b), for “the day section 170 (administrative removal of material from register) of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 comes fully into force” substitute “4th March 2024”.

(2) In the Registrar (Annotation, Removal and Disclosure Restrictions) Regulations 2024(c)―

(a) in regulation 1(2)(a), for “the day section 85 (administrative removal of material from the register) of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 comes fully into force” substitute “4th March 2024”;

(b) in regulation 1(2)(b), for “the day section 52 (protection of date of birth information) of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 comes fully into force” substitute “4th March 2024”;

(c) in regulation 17, for “the day section 85 (administrative removal of material from the register) of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 comes fully into force” substitute “4th March 2024”.

(3) In regulation 1(2) of the Registered Office Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024(d), for “when section 105 (registered office: rectification of register) of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 comes fully into force” substitute “on 4th March 2024”.

(4) In regulation 1(2) of the Service Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024(e), for “when section 106 (rectification of register: service addresses) of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 comes fully into force” substitute “on 4th March 2024”.

(5) In regulation 1(2) of the Principal Office Address (Rectification of Register) Regulations 2024(f), for “when section 107 (rectification of register: principal office addresses) of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 comes fully into force” substitute “on 4th March 2024”.

(6) In regulation 1(2) of the Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2024(g), for “when section 1 (the registrar’s objectives) of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 comes into force” substitute “on 4th March 2024”.

(7) In regulation 1(2) of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Provisions) Regulations 2024(h), for the words from "whichever is the later of" to the end substitute "21st March 2024".

(a) S.I. 2024/1108.

(b) S.I. 2024/53.

(c) S.I. 2024/54.

(d) S.I. 2024/233.

(e) S.I. 2024/235.

(f) S.I. 2024/236.

(g) S.I. 2024/234.

(h) S.I. 2024/410.

2Justin Madders Parliamentary Under Secretary of State 13th March 2025 Department for Business and Trade EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations are the fourth commencement regulations made under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56) (“the Act”). Regulation 2 commences certain provisions in Parts 1 and 2 of the Act. Regulation 3 brings measures creating a new offence of failing to prevent fraud fully into force in all of the United Kingdom. Regulation 4 amends the third set of commencement regulations which failed to comply with the requirement that guidance must be published before regulations bringing section 199 of the Act into force are made.

Regulation 5 replaces references in certain regulations 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 (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 made before the date of these Regulations.

Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No.

Sections 1 to 2 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 Sections 4(3) and (4) 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 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 35 to 42 so far as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 already in force

Section 45 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 Sections 47 to 48 so far as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 already in force

Section 51 for limited purposes 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269

Section 52 so far as not already 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 in force

Section 59 other than subsection 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269

(2) to the extent that it substitutes section 853A(1)(b)(iii) of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46) Sections 60 to 61 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269

Section 63 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269

Section 67 15th January 2024 S.I. 2023/1206 3Section 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 so far as not already 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 in force

Section 86 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269

Section 87 so far as not already 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 in force Sections 88 to 90 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269

Section 91 so far as not already 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 in force

Section 92 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 Sections 93 to 94 so far as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 already in force

Section 95 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269

Section 96 so far as not already 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 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 so far as 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 not already in force

Section 108 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269

Section 147 15th January 2024 S.I. 2023/1206

Section 155 so far as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 already in force Sections 156 to 157 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269

Section 161 so far 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 so far as not 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 already in force

Section 169 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269

Section 170 so far 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 (so far as it relates 26th April 2024 S.I. 2024/269 to Part 1 of Schedule 8) so far as not already in force

Section 180 so far as not 7th November 2024 S.I. 2024/1108 already in force

Section 181 so far as not 26th April 2024 S.I. 2024/269 already in force

Section 183 15th January 2024 S.I. 2023/1206

Section 185 to 186 so far as not 26th April 2024 S.I. 2024/269 already in force Sections 187 to 193 so far as 15th January 2024 S.I. 2023/1206 not already in force Sections 207 to 209 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 4Section 210 so far 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

Section 214 so far as not 15th November 2023 S.I. 2023/1206 already in force

Section 215 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 Schedule 2 for limited purposes 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 so far as not already in force Schedule 3 so far as not already 4th March 2024 S.I. 2024/269 in force Part 1 of Schedule 8 so far as 26th April 2024 S.I. 2024/269 not already in force Schedule 9 so far as not already 7th November 2024 S.I. 2024/1108 in force Schedule 10 so far as not 26th April 2024 S.I. 2024/269 already in force Schedule 11 15th January 2024 S.I. 2023/1206 © Crown Copyright 2025 Printed and published in the UK by The Stationery Office Limited under the authority and superintendence of Saul Nassé, Controller of His Majesty’s Stationery Office and King’s Printer of Acts of Parliament.

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