The Companies Act 1985 (Electronic Communications) Order 2000

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

3. 2. Electronic attestation of subscriber’s signature

4. 3. (1) Section 7 of the 1985 Act (articles prescribing regulations...

5. 4. Electronic statement of compliance with incorporation requirements

6. 5. Electronic statement of compliance with section 30 requirements

7. 6. Electronic statement concerning private company becoming public

8. 7. (1) Section 47 of the 1985 Act (certificate of re-registration...

9. 8. Electronic statement concerning limited company becoming unlimited

10. 9. Electronic statement concerning public company share capital

11. 10. Electronic statement concerning financial assistance

12. 11. (1) Section 156 (statutory declaration under s.155) is amended as...

13. 12. Electronic transmission of accounts and annual reports

14. 13. (1) Section 239 of the 1985 Act (right to demand...

15. 14. Electronic transmission of summary financial statement

16. 15. Electronic requirement that accounts and reports be laid before the company in general meeting

17. 16. Definition of “address”

18. 17. Electronic requirement that annual general meeting be held

19. 18. Electronic transmission of notices of meetings

20. 19. Electronic transmission of proxy appointments

21. 20. (1) Section 373 of the 1985 Act (right to demand...

22. 21. Electronic transmission of notice of meeting to pass elective resolution

23. 22. Electronic statement to obtain memorandum of satisfaction

24. 23. (1) Section 419 of the 1985 Act (entries of satisfaction...

25. 24. Electronic statement concerning joint stock company becoming public

26. 25. Electronic statement concerning other registrations under Chapter II of Part XXII

27. 26. Electronic statement concerning establishment of place of business in Great Britain

28. 27. Insertion of new section 707B

29. 28. Expressions used in the 1985 Act

30. 29. (1) Section 744 of the 1985 Act (expressions used generally...

31. 30. (1) Section 744A of the 1985 Act (index of defined...

32. 31. Consequential amendments

33. 32. Amendment of subordinate legislation made under the Companies Act

34. Signature

35. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Amendment of Table A

       1. 1. Regulation 1 of Table A (interpretation) is amended by inserting...

       2. 2. (1) Regulation 60 of Table A (appointment of proxy) is...

       3. 3. In regulation 61 of Table A (instructions to proxy), for...

       4. 4. (1) Regulation 62 of Table A (lodging of proxy appointment)...

       5. 5. In regulation 63 of Table A (determination of proxy appointment),...

       6. 6. For regulation 111 of Table A (form of notices) substitute...

       7. 7. In regulation 112 of Table A (giving of notices)—

       8. 8. (1) Regulation 115 of Table A (when notices deemed to...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Amendment of the Companies (Summary Financial Statement) Regulations 1995

       1. 1. The Companies (Summary Financial Statement) Regulations 1995 are amended as...

       2. 2. (1) Regulation 2 (interpretation) is hereby renumbered regulation 2(1), and...

       3. 3. In regulation 4 (ascertainment of entitled person’s wishes)—

       4. 4. (1) Regulation 5 (consultation by notice) is amended as follows....

       5. 5. (1) Regulation 6 (relevant consultation) is amended as follows.

       6. 6. In paragraph (5)(b) of regulation 7 (provisions applying to all...

36. Explanatory Note