Explanatory Notes

Companies Act 2006

2006 CHAPTER 46

8 November 2006

Territorial Extent and Devolution

Chapter 3: Resolutions and Agreements Affecting a Company’s Constitution

94.This Chapter replaces equivalent provisions in the 1985 Act on the registration of resolutions and agreements and on making these available to members.

Section 29: Resolutions and agreements affecting a company’s constitution

95.This section replaces section 380(4) and (4A) of the 1985 Act. It lists the resolutions and agreements that must be forwarded to the registrar for registration (see section 30) and made available to members on request (see section 32).

Section 30: Copies of resolutions or agreements to be forwarded to registrar

96.This section restates section 380 (1), (5) and (7) of the 1985 Act and Schedule 24 to that Act. Where a company passes a resolution or enters into an agreement of the type listed in section 29, it must forward a copy of the resolution or agreement to the registrar for registration within 15 days of the date on which the resolution was passed. If a company fails to do this, the company, and every officer of it who is in default, commits an offence. For the penalty, see subsection (3).

97.Where a resolution or agreement which affects a company’s constitution is not in writing, the company is required to provide the registrar with a written memorandum setting out the terms of the resolution or agreement in question.