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If you are thinking about setting up a business, and need it done quickly and easily with no additional requirements, then this package is the perfect choice.
This package is a cheap and efficient way to begin business, and includes the provision of a registered office address in London for the duration of one year.
This package is a not expensive and efficient way to begin business, and includes the provision of a registered office address in London and a nominee secretary for the duration of one year.
This package is one of the most cost effective and the efficient way to start a UK company, which includes a registered office address in London, a nominee secretary, and a nominee director for the duration of one year.
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Private Company Limited by Shares:

  • A private company limited by shares in England and Wales must have at least one director, one shareholder, and may have a secretary.

  • You need at least one person to form this type of company. If there is only one director, and that director is a natural person in your company, that director can also act as the secretary.

  • A company must have at least one director who is a natural person. This requirement is met if the office of director is held by a natural person as a corporation sole or otherwise by virtue of an office.

  • You can register a sole director' company, if you are familiar with the secretaries duties and responsibilities, because all of them belongs to a sole director.

  • The directors and secretary of your company can also be shareholders.

  • The Companies Act imposes no restriction on the minimum age of company directors. However Companies House will actively discourage the appointment of anyone under the age of 16 from taking up a company directorship on the grounds that the individuals concerned may not fully understand the legal liabilities that go with the position and for the most part will not have the experience necessary to perform the duties of a company director.

  • Under the Companies Act 2006, there is no restriction on any or all of the members/shareholders being from an overseas country (i.e. outside the United Kingdom in terms of residency, domicile, citizenship, place of incorporation or all or any of those concepts).

  • There is no requirement for the officers of your company to be UK citizens or residents, nor for them to hold valid work permits.

  • Owning, or being an officer of a UK company does not, however, grant you any right to live or work in the UK if you are a foreign national.

  • Your company must have a registered office address within England or Wales; this is the official address of your company and will be on the public record as such.

  • Your company must hold its official company documents at its registered office address: its register of shareholders, and its constitutional documents.

  • So long as you maintain a registered office address in England or Wales, you can conduct your business from any place in the world: you do not have to run your business from your registered office address.

  • Coddan offers company formation, ready-made company registration for UK limited companies. We offer electronic filing enterprises & registering corporation services. In addition to business registrations, we offer trademark registration, shareholder agreements, toll-free numbers, telephone answering, virtual office and company searches for UK limited companies. You are an accountant for whom company establishment is a frequent activity or an individual ordering your first company registrations. Start a company by incorporating or forming a LTD, PLC or LLP at Coddan. Learn about incorporation & how to incorporate your business online: register a business name, company registration, business registration numbers, company house web filing - business name registration check. Whether you start-up online, register London business or form a corporation Scotland, we can help you understand the business start-up process for filing LTD United Kingdom.
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    This is actually a pretty good reason to incorporate in Delaware or Nevada. In fact, you could be a foreigner from Lebanon, never setting foot on American soil, form a Delaware corporation and no one would know who you are! However, many states will require the owners and/or officers and/or directors information while operating in that state (as a foreign corp.). Besides, how many small businesses require anonymity? Incorporate, incorporation, incorporating, incorporation services, incorporating services, incorporate Wyoming business online, incorporating Oregon business, New York LLC formation, Louisiana limited liability corporation, Texas articles of incorporation, Florida company incorporation, California non profit corporation, corporate name search offshore, BVI corporate name availability, Seychelles corporate name registration.
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    A business may be conducted by a company as an entity in its own right and comes into existence by incorporation under companies legislation which also regulates the running of the company and sets out the duties of its officers. In recent years trading trusts have been commonly used as the structure for carrying on a business with their main objective of tax minimization. A trust requires a trustee to act on behalf of a trust and it has been preferable to have a company newly incorporated to act as the trustee as it is believed that this limits the liability of the trust to the paid-up capital of the Trustee Company. A trust is formed by a gift or settlement being made to the trustee on behalf of the, as yet unformed, trust. A solicitor draws up a Trust Deed setting out the powers and formalizing the administration of the trust. The trust has beneficiaries rather than shareholders as in a company, who are entitled to distributions of capital and/or income and these distributions, are controlled by the trustee.
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    This is one of our most popular packages with worldwide customers, and includes: -

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  • Our Deluxe package is a fast and easy option, it is ideal for the UK, EU, and international small to medium businesses who wish to appoint a nominee director and a nominee secretary in order to maintain the anonymity of the real owner, and it includes: -

  • Incorporation of your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses in London, our nominee director and nominee secretary. We can appoint your own candidate(s) to the role of shareholder(s), or you can appoint a nominee sharholder provided by Coddan;
  • The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);
  • The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
    • The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);
    • The provision of a nominee secretary for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our nominee secretary service is charged annually);
    • The provision of a nominee director for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our nominee director service is charged annually);

    The following two hard bound copies of corporate documents, will be send by post to you upon formation of your private limited company: -

  • A laminated copy of the certificate of incorporation of your company;
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • A hard bound copy of the minutes of the first meeting of directors;
  • Share certificates, and your company register;
  • The general power of attorney signed by a nominee director;
  • Pre-signed, undated resignation letter from a nominee director;
  • The agreement for the provision of nominee service and indemnification of nominee.
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  • This is our most popular package with the UK residents, and includes: -

  • The registration of your company from scratch using your own registered office address, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, secretary (if needed), and shareholder;
  • The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);
  • The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
  • The following documents, which need to be printed and signed, will be e-mailed to you upon formation of your company: -

  • A certificate of incorporation (requires PDF file reader);
  • The memorandum & articles of association (requires PDF file reader);
  • The first meeting of the board of directors (requires PDF file reader);
  • Share certificates and a company register (requires PDF file reader).
  • *If you do not have an a valid address in the UK, which can be used as the registered office address for your company, please check our Economy package. The non-UK address cannot be acceptable as the office address for the UK company.

    This is our most popular package with the UK and EU residents, and includes: -

  • The registration your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, secretary (if needed), and shareholder;
  • The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);
  • The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
    • The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);

    The following documents, which need to be printed and signed, will be e-mailed to you upon formation of your company: -

  • A certificate of incorporation (requires PDF file reader);
  • The memorandum & articles of association (requires PDF file reader);
  • The first meeting of the board of directors (requires PDF file reader);
  • Share certificates and a company register (requires PDF file reader).
  • This is another one very popular package with worldwide customers, and includes: -

  • The formation of a company limited by guarantee usually takes as little as five to seven working days from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The incorporation your BVI company limited by guarantee from scratch using our registered agent & registered office address, and appoint your own candidate to the role of a members;
  • The government and initiation fees for incorporation are included in the price of this package;
  • The search for a company name availability, confirmation, and reservation;
  • An original certificate of incorporation
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum & articles of association
  • The preparation and submission of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • A local registered office address and a local registered agent for 12 months are included in the price of this package (our registered agent & office address service are charged annually);
  • The provision of a nominee director for one year is also included in the price of this package (our nominee director service is charged annually);

  • To receive an original of the certificate of incorporation from the Companies Registrar usually takes as little as two to three days from the time of incorporation.
  • The following hard bound copy of corporate documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your company limited by guarantee: -

  • An original certificate of incorporation;
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • The minutes of the first meeting of the board of directors;
  • A completed register of directors and members;
  • An elegant printed membership certificates;
  • A pliers seal.
  • The general power of attorney signed by a nominee director (additional fee applies);
  • Pre-signed, undated resignation letter from a nominee director;
  • The agreement for the provision of a nominee service and indemnification of nominee.
  • This is our most popular package with international customers, and includes: -

  • The formation of a company limited by guarantee usually takes as little as five to seven working days from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The registration your BVI company limited by guarantee from scratch using our registered agent & registered office address, and appoint our own candidates to the role of a nominee director and a nominee member;
  • The government and initiation fees for incorporation are included in the price of this package;
  • The search for a company name availability, confirmation, and reservation;
  • The preparation and submission of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • A local registered office address and a local registered agent for one year are included in the price of this package (our registered agent & office address service are charged annually);
  • The provision of a nominee director for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our nominee director service is charged annually);
  • A completed register of directors and members
  • The provision of a nominee member for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our nominee member service is charged annually);

  • To receive an original of the certificate of incorporation from the Companies Registrar usually takes as little as two to three days from the time of incorporation.
  • The following hard bound copy of corporate documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your company limited by guarantee: -

  • An original certificate of incorporation;
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • The minutes of the first meeting of the board of directors;
  • A completed register of directors and members;
  • An elegant printed membership certificates;
  • A pliers seal.
  • Pre-signed, undated letters of resignation from a nominee director and a nominee member;
  • A general power of attorney signed by a nominee director (additional fee applies);
  • A declaration of trust from a nominee member;
  • An indemnity letter for the power of attorney;
  • A nominee agreement which provides for the indemnification of the nominees.
  • This is another one of our most popular packages for small and medium size businesses, such as those being run by a sole director from home, and for companies owned by overseas residents who still need a local registered office address, but would rather not open a local office in the UK;

    This package is often chosen by such customers, who are looking to minimise a sole director' personal liability (and who are not quite familiar with the UK corporate legislation), because this package includes thye provision of a nominee secretary for 12 months. This package is also includes: -

  • The registration your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, and shareholder;
  • The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);
  • The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
    • The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);
    • The provision of a nominee secretary for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our nominee secretary service is charged annually);

    The following hard bound copy of the corporate documents, will be send by post to you, upon formation of your private limited company: -

  • A laminated copy of the certificate of incorporation of your company;
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • A hard bound copy of the minutes of the first meeting of directors;
  • Share certificates, and your company register.
  • This is another one very popular package with worldwide customers, and includes: -

  • The formation of a limited partnership usually takes as little as five to seven working days from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The incorporation your BVI offshore limited partnership from scratch using our registered agent & registered office address, and appoint your own candidate to the role of a general partner;
  • The government and initiation fees for registration are included in the price of this package;
  • The search for a limited partnership name availability, confirmation, and reservation;
  • The preparation and submission of the partnership agreement;
  • A local registered office address and a local registered agent for 12 months are included in the price of this package (our registered agent & office address service are charged annually);
  • The provision of a nominee limited partner for one year is also included in the price of this package (our nominee limited partner service is charged annually);

  • To receive an original of the certificate of incorporation from the Companies Registrar usually takes as little as two to three days from the time of incorporation.
  • The following hard bound copy of corporate documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your offshore company: -

  • An original certificate of incorporation;
  • A hard bound copy of the partnership agreement;
  • The minutes of the first meeting of the board of partners;
  • A completed register of partners;
  • An elegant printed membership certificates;
  • A pliers seal;
  • The general power of attorney signed by a nominee limited partner (additional fee applies);
  • Pre-signed, undated resignation letter from a nominee limited partner;
  • The agreement for the provision of a nominee service and indemnification of nominee.
  • This is our most popular package with international customers, and includes: -

    This is our most popular package with international customers, and includes: -

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     PART 6
     CARTEL OFFENCE
     
    Cartel offence
    188    Cartel offence
     
         (1) An individual is guilty of an offence if he dishonestly agrees with one or more other persons to make or implement, or to cause to be made or implemented, arrangements of the following kind relating to at least two undertakings (A and B).
     
         (2) The arrangements must be ones which, if operating as the parties to the agreement intend, would-
     
     
      (a) directly or indirectly fix a price for the supply by A in the United Kingdom (otherwise than to B) of a product or service,
     
      (b) limit or prevent supply by A in the United Kingdom of a product or service,
     
      (c) limit or prevent production by A in the United Kingdom of a product,
     
      (d) divide between A and B the supply in the United Kingdom of a product or service to a customer or customers,
     
      (e) divide between A and B customers for the supply in the United Kingdom of a product or service, or
     
      (f) be bid-rigging arrangements.
         (3) Unless subsection (2)(d), (e) or (f) applies, the arrangements must also be ones which, if operating as the parties to the agreement intend, would-
     
     
      (a) directly or indirectly fix a price for the supply by B in the United Kingdom (otherwise than to A) of a product or service,
     
      (b) limit or prevent supply by B in the United Kingdom of a product or service, or
     
      (c) limit or prevent production by B in the United Kingdom of a product.
         (4) In subsections (2)(a) to (d) and (3), references to supply or production are to supply or production in the appropriate circumstances (for which see section 189).
     
         (5) "Bid-rigging arrangements" are arrangements under which, in response to a request for bids for the supply of a product or service in the United Kingdom, or for the production of a product in the United Kingdom-
     
     
      (a) A but not B may make a bid, or
     
      (b) A and B may each make a bid but, in one case or both, only a bid arrived at in accordance with the arrangements.
         (6) But arrangements are not bid-rigging arrangements if, under them, the person requesting bids would be informed of them at or before the time when a bid is made.
     
         (7) "Undertaking" has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the 1998 Act.
     
    189    Cartel offence: supplementary
     
         (1) For section 188(2)(a), the appropriate circumstances are that A's supply of the product or service would be at a level in the supply chain at which the product or service would at the same time be supplied by B in the United Kingdom.
     
         (2) For section 188(2)(b), the appropriate circumstances are that A's supply of the product or service would be at a level in the supply chain-
     
     
      (a) at which the product or service would at the same time be supplied by B in the United Kingdom, or
     
      (b) at which supply by B in the United Kingdom of the product or service would be limited or prevented by the arrangements.
         (3) For section 188(2)(c), the appropriate circumstances are that A's production of the product would be at a level in the production chain-
     
     
      (a) at which the product would at the same time be produced by B in the United Kingdom, or
     
      (b) at which production by B in the United Kingdom of the product would be limited or prevented by the arrangements.
         (4) For section 188(2)(d), the appropriate circumstances are that A's supply of the product or service would be at the same level in the supply chain as B's.
     
         (5) For section 188(3)(a), the appropriate circumstances are that B's supply of the product or service would be at a level in the supply chain at which the product or service would at the same time be supplied by A in the United Kingdom.
     
         (6) For section 188(3)(b), the appropriate circumstances are that B's supply of the product or service would be at a level in the supply chain-
     
     
      (a) at which the product or service would at the same time be supplied by A in the United Kingdom, or
     
      (b) at which supply by A in the United Kingdom of the product or service would be limited or prevented by the arrangements.
         (7) For section 188(3)(c), the appropriate circumstances are that B's production of the product would be at a level in the production chain-
     
     
      (a) at which the product would at the same time be produced by A in the United Kingdom, or
     
      (b) at which production by A in the United Kingdom of the product would be limited or prevented by the arrangements.
    190    Cartel offence: penalty and prosecution
     
         (1) A person guilty of an offence under section 188 is liable-
     
     
      (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine, or to both;
     
      (b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.
         (2) In England and Wales and Northern Ireland, proceedings for an offence under section 188 may be instituted only-
     
     
      (a) by the Director of the Serious Fraud Office, or
     
      (b) by or with the consent of the OFT.
         (3) No proceedings may be brought for an offence under section 188 in respect of an agreement outside the United Kingdom, unless it has been implemented in whole or in part in the United Kingdom.
     
         (4) Where, for the purpose of the investigation or prosecution of offences under section 188, the OFT gives a person written notice under this subsection, no proceedings for an offence under section 188 that falls within a description specified in the notice may be brought against that person in England and Wales or Northern Ireland except in circumstances specified in the notice.
     
    191    Extradition
     
     The offences to which an Order in Council under section 2 of the Extradition Act 1870 (c. 52) (arrangements with foreign states) can apply include-
     
     
      (a) an offence under section 188,
     
      (b) conspiracy to commit such an offence, and
     
      (c) attempt to commit such an offence.
     
    Criminal investigations by OFT
    192    Investigation of offences under section 188
     
         (1) The OFT may conduct an investigation if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that an offence under section 188 has been committed.
     
         (2) The powers of the OFT under sections 193 and 194 are exercisable, but only for the purposes of an investigation under subsection (1), in any case where it appears to the OFT that there is good reason to exercise them for the purpose of investigating the affairs, or any aspect of the affairs, of any person ("the person under investigation").
     
    193    Powers when conducting an investigation
     
         (1) The OFT may by notice in writing require the person under investigation, or any other person who it has reason to believe has relevant information, to answer questions, or otherwise provide information, with respect to any matter relevant to the investigation at a specified place and either at a specified time or forthwith.
     
         (2) The OFT may by notice in writing require the person under investigation, or any other person, to produce, at a specified place and either at a specified time or forthwith, specified documents, or documents of a specified description, which appear to the OFT to relate to any matter relevant to the investigation.
     
         (3) If any such documents are produced, the OFT may-
     
     
      (a) take copies or extracts from them;
     
      (b) require the person producing them to provide an explanation of any of them.
         (4) If any such documents are not produced, the OFT may require the person who was required to produce them to state, to the best of his knowledge and belief, where they are.
     
         (5) A notice under subsection (1) or (2) must indicate-
     
     
      (a) the subject matter and purpose of the investigation; and
     
      (b) the nature of the offences created by section 201.
    194    Power to enter premises under a warrant
     
         (1) On an application made by the OFT to the High Court, or, in Scotland, by the procurator fiscal to the sheriff, in accordance with rules of court, a judge or the sheriff may issue a warrant if he is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing-
     
     
      (a) that there are on any premises documents which the OFT has power under section 193 to require to be produced for the purposes of an investigation; and
     
      (b) that-
     
        (i) a person has failed to comply with a requirement under that section to produce the documents;
     
        (ii) it is not practicable to serve a notice under that section in relation to them; or
     
        (iii) the service of such a notice in relation to them might seriously prejudice the investigation.
         (2) A warrant under this section shall authorise a named officer of the OFT, and any other officers of the OFT whom the OFT has authorised in writing to accompany the named officer-
     
     
      (a) to enter the premises, using such force as is reasonably necessary for the purpose;
     
      (b) to search the premises and-
     
        (i) take possession of any documents appearing to be of the relevant kind, or
     
        (ii) take, in relation to any documents appearing to be of the relevant kind, any other steps which may appear to be necessary for preserving them or preventing interference with them;
     
      (c) to require any person to provide an explanation of any document appearing to be of the relevant kind or to state, to the best of his knowledge and belief, where it may be found;
     
      (d) to require any information which is stored in any electronic form and is accessible from the premises and which the named officer considers relates to any matter relevant to the investigation, to be produced in a form-
     
        (i) in which it can be taken away, and
     
        (ii) in which it is visible and legible or from which it can readily be produced in a visible and legible form.
         (3) Documents are of the relevant kind if they are of a kind in respect of which the application under subsection (1) was granted.
     
         (4) A warrant under this section may authorise persons specified in the warrant to accompany the named officer who is executing it.
     
         (5) In Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16) (powers of seizure to which section 50 of that Act applies), after paragraph 73 there is inserted-
     
     
    "73B. [a]    Enterprise Act 2002
     
    The power of seizure conferred by section 194(2) of the Enterprise Act 2002 (seizure of documents for the purposes of an investigation under section 192(1) of that Act)."
     
    195    Exercise of powers by authorised person
     
         (1) The OFT may authorise any competent person who is not an officer of the OFT to exercise on its behalf all or any of the powers conferred by section 193 or 194.
     
         (2) No such authority may be granted except for the purpose of investigating the affairs, or any aspect of the affairs, of a person specified in the authority.
     
         (3) No person is bound to comply with any requirement imposed by a person exercising powers by virtue of any authority granted under this section unless he has, if required to do so, produced evidence of his authority.
     
    196    Privileged information etc.
     
         (1) A person may not under section 193 or 194 be required to disclose any information or produce any document which he would be entitled to refuse to disclose or produce on grounds of legal professional privilege in proceedings in the High Court, except that a lawyer may be required to provide the name and address of his client.
     
         (2) A person may not under section 193 or 194 be required to disclose any information or produce any document in respect of which he owes an obligation of confidence by virtue of carrying on any banking business unless-
     
     
      (a) the person to whom the obligation of confidence is owed consents to the disclosure or production; or
     
      (b) the OFT has authorised the making of the requirement.
         (3) In the application of this section to Scotland, the reference in subsection (1)-
     
     
      (a) to proceedings in the High Court is to be read as a reference to legal proceedings generally; and
     
      (b) to an entitlement on grounds of legal professional privilege is to be read as a reference to an entitlement by virtue of any rule of law whereby-
     
        (i) communications between a professional legal adviser and his client, or
     
        (ii) communications made in connection with or in contemplation of legal proceedings and for the purposes of those proceedings,
     
      are in such proceedings protected from disclosure on the ground of confidentiality.
    197    Restriction on use of statements in court
     
         (1) A statement by a person in response to a requirement imposed by virtue of section 193 or 194 may only be used in evidence against him-
     
     
      (a) on a prosecution for an offence under section 201(2); or
     
      (b) on a prosecution for some other offence where in giving evidence he makes a statement inconsistent with it.
         (2) However, the statement may not be used against that person by virtue of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) unless evidence relating to it is adduced, or a question relating to it is asked, by or on behalf of that person in the proceedings arising out of the prosecution.
     
    198    Use of statements obtained under Competition Act 1998
     
     In the 1998 Act, after section 30 there is inserted-
     
     
    "30A     Use of statements in prosecution
     
    A statement made by a person in response to a requirement imposed by virtue of any of sections 26 to 28 may not be used in evidence against him on a prosecution for an offence under section 188 of the Enterprise Act 2002 unless, in the proceedings-
     
     
      (a) in giving evidence, he makes a statement inconsistent with it, and
     
      (b) evidence relating to it is adduced, or a question relating to it is asked, by him or on his behalf."
    199    Surveillance powers
     
         (1) The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23) is amended as follows.
     
         (2) In section 32 (authorisation of intrusive surveillance)-
     
     
      (a) after subsection (3) there is inserted-
     
        "(3A) In the case of an authorisation granted by the chairman of the OFT, the authorisation is necessary on grounds falling within subsection (3) only if it is necessary for the purpose of preventing or detecting an offence under section 188 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (cartel offence).";
     
     
      (b) in subsection (6) after paragraph (m) there is inserted"; and
     
      (n) the chairman of the OFT."
         (3) In section 33 (rules for grant of authorisations) after subsection (4) there is inserted-
     
     
        "(4A) The chairman of the OFT shall not grant an authorisation for the carrying out of intrusive surveillance except on an application made by an officer of the OFT."
     
         (4) In subsection (5)(a) of that section, after "officer" there is inserted "or the chairman or an officer of the OFT".
     
         (5) In section 34 (grant of authorisation in the senior officer's absence)-
     
     
      (a) in subsection (1)(a), after "or by" there is inserted "an officer of the OFT or";
     
      (b) in subsection (2)(a), after "may be," there is inserted "as chairman of the OFT or";
     
      (c) in subsection (4), after paragraph (l) there is inserted-
     
      "(m) a person is entitled to act for the chairman of the OFT if he is an officer of the OFT designated by it for the purposes of this paragraph as a person entitled so to act in an urgent case."
         (6) In section 35 (notification of authorisations for intrusive surveillance)-
     
     
      (a) in subsections (1) and (10), for "or customs" there is substituted ", customs or OFT";
     
      (b) in subsection (10), after paragraph (b) there is inserted-
     
      "(ba) the chairman of the OFT; or";
     
      (c) in paragraph (c) of that subsection, at the end there is inserted "or for a person falling within paragraph (ba)."
         (7) In section 36 (approval required for authorisations to take effect)-
     
     
      (a) in subsection (1), after paragraph (d) there is inserted"; or
     
      (e) an officer of the OFT.";
     
      (b) in subsection (6), after paragraph (g) there is inserted"; and
     
      (h) where the authorisation was granted by the chairman of the OFT or a person entitled to act for him by virtue of section 34(4)(m), that chairman."
         (8) In section 37 (quashing of police and customs authorisations etc.) in subsection (1), after paragraph (d) there is inserted"; or
     
     
      (e) an officer of the OFT."
         (9) In section 40 (information to be provided to Surveillance Commissioners) after paragraph (d) there is inserted", and
     
     
      (e) every officer of the OFT,".
         (10) In section 46 (restrictions on authorisations extending to Scotland), in subsection (3), after paragraph (d) there is inserted-
     
     
      "(da) the OFT;".
         (11) In section 48 (interpretation of Part 2), in subsection (1), after the entry relating to "directed" and "intrusive" there is inserted-
     
     
      ""OFT" means the Office of Fair Trading;".
    200    Authorisation of action in respect of property
     
         (1) Part 3 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50) (authorisation of action in respect of property) is amended as follows.
     
         (2) In section 93 (authorisation to interfere with property etc.)-
     
     
      (a) in subsection (1B), after "customs officer" there is inserted "or an officer of the Office of Fair Trading";
     
      (b) after subsection (2A) there is inserted-
     
        "(2AA) Where the authorising officer is the chairman of the Office of Fair Trading, the only purpose falling within subsection (2)(a) is the purpose of preventing or detecting an offence under section 188 of the Enterprise Act 2002.";
     
     
      (c) in subsection (3), after paragraph (d) there is inserted", or
     
      (e) if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(i), by an officer of the Office of Fair Trading.";
     
      (d) in subsection (5), after paragraph (h) there is inserted"; or
     
      (i) the chairman of the Office of Fair Trading."
         (3) In section 94 (authorisation given in absence of authorising officer) in subsection (2), after paragraph (f) there is inserted-
     
     
      "(g) where the authorising officer is within paragraph (i) of that subsection, by an officer of the Office of Fair Trading designated by it for the purposes of this section."
    201    Offences
     
         (1) Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a requirement imposed on him under section 193 or 194 is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.
     
         (2) A person who, in purported compliance with a requirement under section 193 or 194-
     
     
      (a) makes a statement which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular; or
     
      (b) recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular,
     is guilty of an offence.
     
         (3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable-
     
     
      (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both; and
     
      (b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.
         (4) Where any person-
     
     
      (a) knows or suspects that an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office or the OFT into an offence under section 188 is being or is likely to be carried out; and
     
      (b) falsifies, conceals, destroys or otherwise disposes of, or causes or permits the falsification, concealment, destruction or disposal of documents which he knows or suspects are or would be relevant to such an investigation,
     he is guilty of an offence unless he proves that he had no intention of concealing the facts disclosed by the documents from the persons carrying out such an investigation.
     
         (5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable-
     
     
      (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine or to both; and
     
      (b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.
         (6) A person who intentionally obstructs a person in the exercise of his powers under a warrant issued under section 194 is guilty of an offence and liable-
     
     
      (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine or to both; and
     
      (b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.
    202    Interpretation of sections 192 to 201
     
     In sections 192 to 201-
     
     
      "documents" includes information recorded in any form and, in relation to information recorded otherwise than in a form in which it is visible and legible, references to its production include references to producing it in a form in which it is visible and legible or from which it can readily be produced in a visible and legible form;
     
      "person under investigation" has the meaning given in section 192(2).
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    [a] Amended by Correction Slip. Section 194 Page 149: The paragraph inserted by section 194(5) into the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 should be numbered 73B, not 73A. back


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