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Tuesday 13th June 2006


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STANDING COMMITTEE D

COMPANY LAW REFORM BILL [LORDS]


NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee.

RESOLUTION OF THE PROGRAMMING SUB-COMMITTEE

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill has agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on 12th June (Standing Order No. 83C).

That—

    (1)   during proceedings on the Company Law Reform Bill [Lords] the Standing Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.00 a.m. on Thursday 15th June) meet—

      (a) at 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 15th June;

      (b) at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 20th June;

      (c) at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 22nd June;

      (d) at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 27th June;

      (e) at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 29nd June;

      (f) at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 4th July;

      (g) at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 6th July;

      (h) at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 11th July;

      (i) at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 13th July;

    (2)   the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 137; Clauses 253 to 361; Clauses 604 to 641; Clauses 676 to 680; Clauses 694 to 777; Schedule 4; Clauses 778 to 795; Schedules 5 to 7; Clauses 796 to 806; Schedule 8; Clauses 807 to 812; Clauses 821 to 846; Schedule 10; Clauses 847 to 849; Schedule 11; Clauses 850 to 871; Schedule 12; Clauses 872 to 881; Schedule 13; Clauses 882 to 893; Schedule 14; Clauses 894 to 901; Schedule 15; Clauses 902 to 919; Clauses 921 to 925; Clauses 139 to 238; Schedule 1; Clauses 239 to 252; Clauses 362 to 529; Clauses 642 to 648; Schedule 2; Clauses 649 to 675; Schedule 3; Clauses 530 to 603; Clauses 681 to 693; Clause 138; new Clauses; new Schedules; Clauses 813 and 814; Schedule 9; Clauses 815 to 820; Clause 920; Schedule 16; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

    (3)   the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 13th July.

Margaret Hodge has given notice of her intention to make a motion in the terms of the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C].


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

45

Clause     8,     page     4,     line     7,     leave out subsection (2) and insert—

    '(2)   In the case of private companies and small companies the memorandum must be in the prescribed form and must be authenticated by each subscriber.

    (3)   For companies other than private companies the form of the memorandum shall be as prescribed by regulations made under this Act.'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

1

Clause     8,     page     4,     line     8,     at end insert—

    '(3)   A company need not have a memorandum of association, in which event the company's articles of association shall state that the subscribers—

      (a) wish to form a company under this Act; and

      (b) agree to become members of the company and in the case of a company that is to have a share capital, to take at least one share each.'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

2

Clause     9,     page     4,     line     16,     leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

      '(b) the address in the United Kingdom where the registered office is to be situated,'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

3

Clause     10,     page     5,     line     2,     leave out subsection (1) and insert—

    '(1)   The articles of association of a company on its incorporation shall contain a statement, which must comply with this section.'.


   

Margaret Hodge

75

Clause     11,     page     5,     line     30,     leave out from 'contain' to end of line 31 and insert 'such information as may be prescribed for the purpose of identifying the subscribers to the memorandum of association'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

46

Clause     11,     page     5,     line     33,     leave out 'one year' and insert 'two years'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

4

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     1,     leave out from beginning to second 'the'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

47

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     1,     leave out 'to be a public company' and insert 'required or proposes to have a company secretary'.

   

Margaret Hodge

76

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     3,     at end insert—

      '( ) any person who is to be appointed as an authorised signatory of the company.'.

   

Margaret Hodge

77

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     4,     leave out from 'stated' to end of line 7 and insert '—

      ( ) in the case of a director, in the company's register of directors and register of directors' residential addresses (see sections 147 to 151);

      ( ) in the case of a secretary of a public company, in the company's register of secretaries (see sections 260 to 262);

      ( ) in the case of a person appointed as an authorised signatory, in the company's register of authorised signatories (see sections (Register of authorised signatories) to (Particulars to be registered: power to make regulations).'.

   

Margaret Hodge

78

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     9,     after 'secretaries,' insert 'or as an authorised signatory,'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

5

Clause     13,     page     6,     line     18,     at end insert—

    '(3)   The statement of compliance shall be made by way of statutory declaration.'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

6

Clause     15,     page     6,     line     37,     leave out subsection (3).


   

Margaret Hodge

79

Clause     16,     page     7,     line     17,     at end insert ', or

      (c) as an authorised signatory,'.


   

Margaret Hodge

80

Clause     21,     page     8,     line     28,     leave out 'alter' and insert 'amend'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

7

Clause     22,     page     9,     line     2,     leave out subsection (1).

   

Margaret Hodge

81

Clause     22,     page     9,     line     3,     leave out paragraph (a).

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

8

Clause     22,     page     9,     line     3,     leave out from 'repealed' to end of line 6.

   

Margaret Hodge

82

Clause     22,     page     9,     line     4,     leave out 'altered' and insert 'amended'.

   

Margaret Hodge

83

Clause     22,     page     9,     line     11,     at end insert—

    '( )   Provision for entrenchment does not prevent amendment of the company's articles by agreement of all the members of the company.'.


   

Margaret Hodge

84

Clause     23,     page     9,     line     16,     leave out 'altered' and insert 'amended'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

9

Clause     23,     page     9,     line     18,     leave out subsection (2).

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

48

Clause     23,     page     9,     line     22,     leave out subsections (3) and (4).


   

Margaret Hodge

85

Clause     24,     page     9,     line     27,     leave out 'alters' and insert 'amends'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

10

Clause     24,     page     9,     line     28,     after 'articles', insert 'by unanimous resolution'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

11

Clause     24,     page     9,     line     28,     after 'articles', insert 'by unanimous resolution less one vote'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

12

Clause     24,     page     9,     line     28,     after 'articles', insert 'by a resolution of at least 90% of its members'.

   

Margaret Hodge

86

Clause     24,     page     9,     line     32,     leave out 'alteration' and insert 'amendment'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

49

Clause     27,     page     10,     line     31,     leave out '200' and insert '1,000'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

50

Clause     27,     page     10,     line     31,     at end insert 'and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine of £100'.



 
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