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Company Law Reform Bill [HL] (xliii-xlix)

Company Law Reform Bill [HL] (changed to Companies Bill [HL]) xliii
“Sell-out”
950    Right of minority shareholder to be bought out by offeror
951    Further provision about rights conferred by section 950
952    Effect of requirement under section 950
Supplementary
953    Applications to the court
954    Joint offers
Interpretation
955    Associates
956    Convertible securities
957    Debentures carrying voting rights
958    Interpretation
Chapter 4
Amendments to Part 7 of the Companies Act 1985
959    Matters to be dealt with in directors’ report
Part 29
Fraudulent trading
960    Offence of fraudulent trading
Part 30
Protection of members against unfair prejudice
Main provisions
961    Petition by company member
962    Petition by Secretary of State
963    Powers of the court under this Part
Supplementary provisions
964    Application of rule-making powers
965    Copy of order affecting company’s articles to be delivered to registrar
Company Law Reform Bill [HL] (changed to Companies Bill [HL]) xliv
Part 31
Dissolution and restoration to the register
Chapter 1
Striking off
Registrar’s power to strike off defunct company
966    Power to strike off company not carrying on business or in operation
967    Duty to act in case of company being wound up
968    Supplementary provisions as to service of letter or notice
Voluntary striking off
969    Striking off on application by company
970    Circumstances in which application not to be made: activities of company
971    Circumstances in which application not to be made: other proceedings not
concluded
972    Copy of application to be given to members, employees, etc
973    Copy of application to be given to new members, employees, etc
974    Copy of application: provisions as to service of documents
975    Circumstances in which application to be withdrawn
976    Withdrawal of application
977    Meaning of “creditor”
Chapter 2
Property of dissolved company
Property vesting as bona vacantia
978    Property of dissolved company to be bona vacantia
979    Crown disclaimer of property vesting as bona vacantia
980    Effect of Crown disclaimer
Effect of Crown disclaimer: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
981    General effect of disclaimer
982    Disclaimer of leaseholds
983    Power of court to make vesting order
984    Protection of persons holding under a lease
985    Land subject to rentcharge
Effect of Crown disclaimer: Scotland
986    General effect of disclaimer
987    Power of court to make vesting order
988    Protection of persons holding under a lease
Supplementary provisions
989    Liability for rentcharge on company’s land after dissolution
Company Law Reform Bill [HL] (changed to Companies Bill [HL]) xlv
Chapter 3
Restoration to the register
Administrative restoration to the register
990    Application for administrative restoration to the register
991    Requirements for administrative restoration
992    Application to be accompanied by statement of compliance
993    Registrar’s decision on application for administrative restoration
994    Effect of administrative restoration
Restoration to the register by the court
995    Application to court for restoration to the register
996    When application to the court may be made
997    Decision on application for restoration by the court
998    Effect of court order for restoration to the register
Supplementary provisions
999    Company’s name on restoration
1000    Effect of restoration to the register where property has vested as bona
vacantia
Part 32
Company investigations: amendments
1001    Powers of Secretary of State to give directions to inspectors
1002    Resignation, removal and replacement of inspectors
1003    Power to obtain information from former inspectors etc
1004    Power to require production of documents
1005    Disqualification orders: consequential amendments
Part 33
UK companies not formed under the Companies Acts
Chapter 1
Companies not formed under the Companies Acts but authorised to register
1006    Companies authorised to register under the Companies Acts
1007    Definition of “joint stock company”
1008    Power to make provision by regulations
1009    Application of provisions to existing companies
Chapter 2
Unregistered companies
1010    Unregistered companies
Company Law Reform Bill [HL] (changed to Companies Bill [HL]) xlvi
Part 34
Overseas companies
Introductory
1011    Overseas companies
Registration of particulars
1012    Duty to register particulars
1013    Registered name of overseas company
1014    Registration under alternative name
Other requirements
1015    Accounts and reports: general
1016    Accounts and reports: credit or financial institutions
1017    Trading disclosures
1018    Other returns etc
1019    UK branch registers of overseas companies
Supplementary
1020    Offences
1021    Disclosure of individual’s residential address: protection from disclosure
1022    Requirement to identify persons authorised to accept service of documents
1023    Registrar to whom returns, notices etc to be delivered
1024    Duty to give notice of ceasing to have registrable presence
1025    Application of provisions in case of relocation of branch
Part 35
The registrar of companies
The registrar
1026    The registrar
1027    The registrar’s functions
1028    The registrar’s official seal
1029    Fees payable to registrar
Certificates of incorporation
1030    Public notice of issue of certificate of incorporation
1031    Right to certificate of incorporation
Registered numbers
1032    Company’s registered numbers
1033    Registered numbers of branches of overseas company
Company Law Reform Bill [HL] (changed to Companies Bill [HL]) xlvii
Delivery of documents to the registrar
1034    Registrar’s requirements
1035    Power to require delivery by electronic means
1036    Agreement for delivery by electronic means
1037    Document not delivered until received
Defective delivery
1038    Defective delivery
1039    Informal correction of document
1040    Voluntary replacement of document previously delivered
1041    Exclusion of unnecessary material
1042    Registrar’s notice to remedy defective delivery
Public notice of receipt of certain documents
1043    Public notice of receipt of certain documents
1044    Documents subject to Directive disclosure requirements
1045    Effect of failure to give public notice
The register
1046    The register
1047    Annotation of the register
1048    Allocation of unique identifiers
1049    Preservation of original documents
1050    Records relating to companies that have been dissolved etc
Inspection etc of the register
1051    Inspection of the register
1052    Right to copy of material on the register
1053    Material not available for public inspection
1054    Application to registrar to make address unavailable for public inspection
1055    Form of application for inspection or copy
1056    Form and manner in which copies to be provided
1057    Certification of copies as accurate
1058    Issue of process for production of records kept by the registrar
Correction or removal of material on the register
1059    Registrar’s notice to resolve inconsistency on the register
1060    Administrative removal of material from the register
1061    Rectification of register on application to registrar
1062    Rectification of the register under court order
1063    Powers of court on ordering removal of material from the register
1064    Public notice of removal of certain material from the register
The registrar’s index of company names
1065    The registrar’s index of company names
1066    Right to inspect index
1067    Power to amend enactments relating to bodies other than companies
Company Law Reform Bill [HL] (changed to Companies Bill [HL]) xlviii
Language requirements: translation
1068    Application of language requirements
1069    Documents to be drawn up and delivered in English
1070    Documents relating to Welsh companies
1071    Documents that may be drawn up and delivered in other languages
1072    Voluntary filing of translations
1073    Certified translations
Language requirements: transliteration
1074    Transliteration of names and addresses: permitted characters
1075    Transliteration of names and addresses: voluntary transliteration into Roman
characters
1076    Transliteration of names and addresses: certification
Supplementary provisions
1077    General false statement offence
1078    Enforcement of company’s filing obligations
1079    Application of provisions about documents and delivery
1080    Provisions requiring copies of court orders to be delivered to the registrar
1081    Supplementary provisions relating to electronic communications
1082    Alternative to publication in the Gazette
1083    Registrar’s rules
1084    Payments into the Consolidated Fund
1085    Contracting out of registrar’s functions
1086    Application of Part to overseas companies
Part 36
Offences under the Companies Acts
Liability of officer in default
1087    Liability of officer in default
1088    Liability of company as officer in default
1089    Application to bodies other than companies
Offences under the Companies Act 1985
1090    Amendments of the Companies Act 1985
General provisions
1091    Meaning of “daily default fine”
1092    Consents required for certain prosecutions
1093    Summary proceedings: venue
1094    Summary proceedings: time limit for proceedings
1095    Legal professional privilege
1096    Proceedings against unincorporated bodies
1097    Imprisonment on summary conviction in England and Wales: transitory
provision
Company Law Reform Bill [HL] (changed to Companies Bill [HL]) xlix
Production and inspection of documents
1098    Production and inspection of documents where offence suspected
Supplementary
1099    Transitional provision
Part 37
Companies: supplementary provisions
Company records
1100    Meaning of “company records”
1101    Form of company records
1102    Regulations about inspection of records and provision of copies
1103    Duty to take precautions against falsification
Service addresses
1104    Service of documents on company
1105    Service of documents on directors, secretaries and others
1106    Service addresses
1107    Requirement to give service address
Sending or supplying documents or information
1108    The company communications provisions
1109    Sending or supplying documents or information
1110    Construction of provisions about documents or information sent or supplied
1111    Right to hard copy version
1112    Requirement of authentication
1113    Deemed delivery of documents and information
1114    Interpretation of company communications provisions
Requirements as to independent valuation
1115    Application of valuation requirements
1116    Valuation by qualified independent person
1117    The independence requirement
1118    Meaning of “associate”
1119    Valuer entitled to full disclosure
Notice of appointment of certain officers
1120    Duty to notify registrar of certain appointments etc
1121    Offence of failure to give notice
Courts and legal proceedings
1122    Meaning of “the court”
1123    Power of court to grant relief in certain cases

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