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Report Stage Proceedings: 17th October 2006              

869

 

Companies Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  613

 

Page  94,  line  15  [Clause  204],  leave out ‘in connection with the matter’ and insert

 

‘under any transaction connected with the thing done’.

 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  163

 

Page  94,  line  33  [Clause  204],  at end insert—

 

‘section 674(3) or (4) (power of court to grant relief in case of acquisition

 

of shares by innocent nominee), or’.

 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  164

 

Page  94,  line  35  [Clause  204],  leave out from ‘conduct)’ to end of line 37.

 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  599

 

Page  94,  line  40  [Clause  205],  leave out ‘198’ and insert ‘(Loans to directors:

 

requirement of members’ approval), (Quasi-loans to directors: requirement of members’

 

approval), (Loans or quasi-loans to persons connected with directors: requirement of

 

members’ approval)’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  600

 

Page  95,  line  2  [Clause  205],  after ‘company’ insert ‘or an associated company’.

 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  601

 

Page  95,  line  5  [Clause  206],  leave out ‘198’ and insert ‘(Loans to directors:

 

requirement of members’ approval), (Quasi-loans to directors: requirement of members’

 

approval) or (Loans or quasi-loans to persons connected with directors: requirement of

 

members’ approval)’.

 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  602

 

Page  95,  line  28  [Clause  207],  leave out ‘198’ and insert ‘(Loans to directors:

 

requirement of members’ approval), (Quasi-loans to directors: requirement of members’

 

approval) or (Loans or quasi-loans to persons connected with directors: requirement of

 

members’ approval)’.

 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  603

 

Page  95,  line  39  [Clause  208],  leave out ‘198’ and insert ‘(Loans to directors:

 

requirement of members’ approval), (Quasi-loans to directors: requirement of members’

 

approval) or (Loans or quasi-loans to persons connected with directors: requirement of

 

members’ approval)’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 17th October 2006              

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Companies Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  604

 

Page  96,  line  26  [Clause  209],  leave out ‘198’ and insert ‘(Loans to directors:

 

requirement of members’ approval), (Quasi-loans to directors: requirement of members’

 

approval), (Loans or quasi-loans to persons connected with directors: requirement of

 

members’ approval)’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  605

 

Page  97,  line  8  [Clause  210],  leave out ‘198’ and insert ‘(Loans to directors:

 

requirement of members’ approval), (Quasi-loans to directors: requirement of members’

 

approval), (Loans or quasi-loans to persons connected with directors: requirement of

 

members’ approval) and 199’.

 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  606

 

Page  97,  line  34  [Clause  211],  leave out ‘198’ and insert ‘(Loans to directors:

 

requirement of members’ approval), (Quasi-loans to directors: requirement of members’

 

approval), (Loans or quasi-loans to persons connected with directors: requirement of

 

members’ approval) and 199’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  607

 

Page  98,  line  3  [Clause  212],  leave out ‘198’ and insert ‘(Loans to directors:

 

requirement of members’ approval), (Quasi-loans to directors: requirement of members’

 

approval), (Loans or quasi-loans to persons connected with directors: requirement of

 

members’ approval)’.

 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  608

 

Page  98,  line  24  [Clause  212],  leave out ‘198’ and insert ‘(Loans to directors:

 

requirement of members’ approval), (Quasi-loans to directors: requirement of members’

 

approval)’.

 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  609

 

Page  98,  line  34  [Clause  212],  leave out ‘198’ and insert ‘(Loans or quasi-loans to

 

persons connected with directors: requirement of members’ approval)’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  610

 

Page  99,  line  3  [Clause  213],  leave out ‘198’ and insert ‘(Loans to directors:

 

requirement of members’ approval), (Quasi-loans to directors: requirement of members’

 

approval), (Loans or quasi-loans to persons connected with directors: requirement of

 

members’ approval)’.


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 17th October 2006              

871

 

Companies Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  611

 

Page  99,  line  5  [Clause  213],  leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert—

 

‘(a)    

in the case of a contravention of the requirement for a resolution of the

 

members of the company, by a resolution of the members of the

 

company, and

 

(b)    

in the case of a contravention of the requirement for a resolution of the

 

members of the company’s holding company, by a resolution of the

 

members of the holding company,’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  492

 

Page  100,  line  39  [Clause  216],  leave out subsection (4) and insert—

 

‘(4)    

No approval is required under this section on the part of the members of a body

 

corporate that—

 

(a)    

is not a UK-registered company, or

 

(b)    

is a wholly-owned subsidiary of another body corporate.’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  493

 

Page  101,  line  23  [Clause  217],  leave out subsection (4) and insert—

 

‘(4)    

No approval is required under this section on the part of the members of a body

 

corporate that—

 

(a)    

is not a UK-registered company, or

 

(b)    

is a wholly-owned subsidiary of another body corporate.’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  165

 

Page  102,  line  14  [Clause  218],  leave out ‘430E of the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6)’

 

and insert ‘955’.

 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  494

 

Page  102,  line  26  [Clause  218],  leave out subsection (6) and insert—

 

‘(6)    

No approval is required under this section on the part of shareholders in a body

 

corporate that—

 

(a)    

is not a UK-registered company, or

 

(b)    

is a wholly-owned subsidiary of another body corporate.’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 17th October 2006              

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Companies Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  644

 

Page  104,  line  26,  leave out Clause 223.

 


 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  166

 

Page  105,  line  11  [Clause  226],  leave out ‘Company Law Reform’ and insert

 

‘Companies’.

 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  612

 

Page  105,  line  22  [Clause  226],  leave out ‘198’ and insert ‘(Loans to directors:

 

requirement of members’ approval), (Quasi-loans to directors: requirement of members’

 

approval) or (Loans or quasi-loans to persons connected with directors: requirement of

 

members’ approval)

 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  167

 

Page  105,  line  34  [Clause  226],  leave out ‘Company Law Reform’ and insert

 

‘Companies’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  259

 

Page  106,  line  23  [Clause  228],  leave out from end to end of line 27 and insert ‘, or

 

(b)    

a place specified in regulations under section (Regulations about where

 

certain company records to be kept available for inspection).’.

 


 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

James Brokenshire

 

Justine Greening

 

Not called  407

 

Page  108,  line  28  [Clause  232],   at end insert—

 

‘(5)    

This section does not apply to a provision made by a company (“Company A”) in

 

respect of a director of an associated company of Company A if the associated

 

company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Company A.’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 17th October 2006              

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Companies Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  168

 

Page  109,  line  28  [Clause  234],  at end insert—

 

‘section 674(3) or (4) (power of court to grant relief in case of acquisition

 

of shares by innocent nominee), or’.

 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  169

 

Page  109,  line  30  [Clause  234],  leave out from ‘conduct)’ to end of line 32.

 


 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  260

 

Page  111,  line  11  [Clause  237],  leave out from end to end of line 15 and insert ‘, or

 

(b)    

a place specified in regulations under section (Regulations about where

 

certain company records to be kept available for inspection).’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  645

 

Page  112  [Clause  239],  leave out lines 17 to 19 and insert ‘must be made by resolution

 

of the members of the company’.

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

James Brokenshire

 

Justine Greening

 

Not called  408

 

Page  112,  line  20  [Clause  239],   leave out subsections (3) and (4).

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

James Brokenshire

 

Justine Greening

 

Not called  409

 

Page  112,  line  20  [Clause  239],   leave out from second ‘resolution’ to ‘an’ in line

 

21 and insert ‘the director (if a member of the company) is not’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 17th October 2006              

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Companies Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

James Brokenshire

 

Justine Greening

 

Not called  410

 

Page  113,  line  32  [Clause  242],   leave out from ‘information’ to end of line 34.

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

James Brokenshire

 

Justine Greening

 

Not called  411

 

Page  113,  line  34  [Clause  242],   at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

Subsection (2)(b) does not apply to material if it contains an address which the

 

registrar has made unavailable for inspection under regulations made under

 

section 1054.’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  677

 

Page  114,  line  11  [Clause  243],  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations requiring the registrar,

 

on application, to refrain from disclosing protected information relating to a

 

director to a credit reference agency.

 

(3B)    

Regulations under subsection (3A) may make provision as to—

 

(a)    

who may make an application,

 

(b)    

the grounds on which an application may be made,

 

(c)    

the information to be included in and documents to accompany an

 

application, and

 

(d)    

how an application is to be determined.

 

(3C)    

Provision under subsection (3B)(d) may in particular—

 

(a)    

confer a discretion on the registrar;

 

(b)    

provide for a question to be referred to a person other than the registrar

 

for the purposes of determining the application.’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  646

 

Page  116,  line  27  [Clause  247],  leave out subsection (5).

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 17th October 2006              

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Companies Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  614

 

Page  120,  line  17  [Clause  256],  leave out from ‘Part’ to end of line 19 and insert

 

‘—

 

(a)    

bodies corporate are associated if one is a subsidiary of the other or both

 

are subsidiaries of the same body corporate, and

 

(b)    

companies are associated if one is a subsidiary of the other or both are

 

subsidiaries of the same body corporate.’.

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

James Brokenshire

 

Justine Greening

 

Not called  23

 

Page  120,  line  17  [Clause  256],  leave out from ‘Part’ to end of line 18 and insert

 

‘an associated company, in relation to a company (“C”), means a company which is C’s

 

subsidiary, or C’s holding company, or a subsidiary of C’s holding company.’.

 


 

AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART 11

 

Mr Secretary Darling

 

Agreed to  170

 

Page  121,  line  17  [Clause  260],  leave out ‘459 of the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6)’

 

and insert ‘961’.

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

James Brokenshire

 

Justine Greening

 

Withdrawn  412

 

Page  121,  line  21  [Clause  260],   leave out ‘or proposed’.

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

James Brokenshire

 

Justine Greening

 

Not called  413

 

Page  121,  line  24  [Clause  260],   leave out ‘or another person (or both)’.


 
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