Amendments proposed to the Company Law Reform Bill [Lords] - continued House of Commons

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

37

Clause     130,     page     57,     line     25,     leave out paragraph (a).


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

247

Clause     253,     page     117,     line     27,     after 'secretary', insert 'but may do so'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

248

Clause     253,     page     117,     line     27,     at end insert—

    '( )   A sole director of a private company shall not also be secretary.

    ( )   No private company shall—

      (a) have as secretary to the company a corporation, the sole director of which is secretary to the company;

      (b) have as sole director of the company a corporation, the sole director of which is secretary to the company.'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

185

Clause     253,     page     117,     line     27,     after 'company', insert 'which is entitled to the exemption conferred by subsection (1) or (2) of section 249A of the 1985 Act (exemptions from audit) in respect of its current financial year'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

249

Clause     253,     page     117,     line     28,     after 'company', insert 'that does not have a secretary'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

186

Clause     253,     page     117,     line     28,     at end insert 'which is not required to have a secretary.'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

187

Clause     253,     page     117,     line     38,     at end add—

    '(2A)   In the case of a company which does not have a secretary, if the company has more than one director, all of the directors shall have joint and several responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Companies Acts in relation to the company.'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

188

Clause     254,     page     117,     line     40,     after 'company', insert 'and a private company which is not entitled to the exemption conferred by subsection (1) or (2) of section 249A of the 1985 Act (exemptions from audit) in respect of its current financial year'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

189

Clause     255,     page     118,     line     2,     leave out 'public'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

190

Clause     255,     page     118,     line     5,     after 'must', insert 'be in writing and'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

191

Clause     255,     page     118,     line     29,     at end add—

    '(8)   Nothing in this section shall entitle the Secretary of State to question whether a secretary of a public company satisfies the requirements of section 256.'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

266

Clause     256,     page     119,     line     12,     at end insert—

      '(h) the Association of Accounting Technicians.'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

192

Clause     257,     page     119,     line     14,     leave out 'public company' and insert 'company which is required by section 254 to have a secretary'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

193

Clause     258,     page     119,     line     22,     leave out 'public company' and insert 'company which is required by section 254 to have a secretary or which, although not so required, has a secretary '.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

194

Clause     259,     page     120,     line     2,     leave out 'public company' and insert 'company which is required by section 254 to have a secretary or which, although not so required, has a secretary '.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

195

Clause     259,     page     120,     line     5,     after 'notice', insert 'in the prescribed form'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

196

Clause     259,     page     120,     line     7,     after 'consent', insert 'signed'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

197

Clause     260,     page     120,     line     18,     leave out 'A public company's register of secretaries' and insert 'The register of secretaries which is required to be kept under section 258,'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

198

Clause     260,     page     120,     line     26,     leave out 'instead of' and insert 'in addition to'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

199

Clause     260,     page     120,     line     27,     leave out 'or in addition to either or both of them'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

200

Clause     260,     page     120,     line     38,     leave out '18' and insert '16'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

201

Clause     260,     page     120,     line     40,     leave out sub-paragraph (ii).


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

202

Clause     261,     page     121,     line     2,     leave out 'A public company's register of secretaries' and insert 'The register of secretaries which is required to be kept under section 258.'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

203

Clause     262,     page     121,     line     27,     leave out 'a public company's register of secretaries' and insert 'the register of secretaries which is required to be kept under section 258.'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

204

Clause     263,     page     121,     line     30,     leave out 'public company' and insert 'company which is required by section 254 to have a secretary'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

222

Clause     267,     page     123,     line     23,     after 'member', insert ', whether voting in person or by proxy,'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

223

Clause     267,     page     123,     line     25,     after 'member', insert ', whether voting in person or by proxy,'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

224

Clause     268,     page     124,     line     3,     after 'member', insert ', whether voting in person or by proxy,'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

225

Clause     274,     page     125,     line     38,     after 'website', insert 'provided the company has notified the person of the availability of the material on its website'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

226

Clause     275,     page     126,     line     33,     leave out '5' and insert '10'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

227

Clause     276,     page     127,     line     7,     after 'website', insert '(having first notified each relevant member of the presence of the same on such website)'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

228

Clause     279,     page     128,     line     4,     leave out 'acting' and insert 'duly authorised to act'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

229

Clause     282,     page     128,     line     32,     leave out 'sends' and insert 'provides'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

230

Clause     282,     page     128,     line     39,     at end insert 'and the company has notified the person of the availability of that material on its website.'.


   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

231

Clause     286,     page     129,     line     30,     leave out from '10%' to end of line 37.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

232

Clause     286,     page     130,     line     4,     at end insert 'provided that the text of such resolution may be altered prior to being moved at the meeting, subject to section 286(4)(e).'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

233

Clause     286,     page     130,     line     9,     at end insert—

      '(d) it is outside the general nature of the business to be dealt with at the meeting as stated in the request pursuant to section 286(4)(a), or

      (e) it is beyond the general nature or purpose of a resolution, the text of which is included in the request under section 286(4)(b).'.

   

Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Crispin Blunt
James Brokenshire

234

Clause     286,     page     130,     line     12,     at end insert—

    '( )   No business may be dealt with at the meeting which is outside the general nature of the business to be dealt with at the meeting, stated in the request under section 286(4).'.



 
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