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            An Act to reform company law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to companies; to make other provision relating to companies and other forms of business organisation; to make provision about directors' disqualification, business names, auditors and actuaries; to amend Part 9 of the Enterprise Act 2002; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-07-24</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-07-16</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/body" NumberOfProvisions="1677" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2026-07-16"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/part/44" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/part/44" NumberOfProvisions="13" id="part-44" RestrictStartDate="2006-11-08"><Number><Strong>Part 44</Strong></Number><Title>Miscellaneous provisions</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/part/44/crossheading/information-as-to-exercise-of-voting-rights-by-institutional-investors" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/part/44/crossheading/information-as-to-exercise-of-voting-rights-by-institutional-investors" NumberOfProvisions="4" id="part-44-crossheading-information-as-to-exercise-of-voting-rights-by-institutional-investors" RestrictStartDate="2007-01-20"><Title><Emphasis>Information as to exercise of voting rights by institutional investors</Emphasis></Title><P1group ConfersPower="true" RestrictStartDate="2007-01-20"><Title>Power to require information about exercise of voting rights</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277" id="section-1277"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="c18959641"/>1277</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/1" id="section-1277-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Treasury or the Secretary of State may make provision by regulations requiring institutions to which this section applies to provide information about the exercise of voting rights attached to shares to which this section applies.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/2" id="section-1277-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This power is exercisable in accordance with—</Text><UnorderedList Decoration="none"><ListItem><Para><Text>section 1278 (institutions to which information provisions apply),</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>section 1279 (shares to which information provisions apply), and</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>section 1280 (obligations with respect to provision of information).</Text></Para></ListItem></UnorderedList></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/3" id="section-1277-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this section and the sections mentioned above—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/3/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/3/a" id="section-1277-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>references to a person acting on behalf of an institution include—</Text><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/3/a/i" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/3/a/i" id="section-1277-3-a-i"><Pnumber>i</Pnumber><P4para><Text>any person to whom authority has been delegated by the institution to take decisions as to any matter relevant to the subject matter of the regulations, and</Text></P4para></P4><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/3/a/ii" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/3/a/ii" id="section-1277-3-a-ii"><Pnumber>ii</Pnumber><P4para><Text>such other persons as may be specified; and</Text></P4para></P4></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/3/b" id="section-1277-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>“<Term id="term-specified">specified</Term>” means specified in the regulations.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/4" id="section-1277-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The obligation imposed by regulations under this section is enforceable by civil proceedings brought by—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/4/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/4/a" id="section-1277-4-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any person to whom the information should have been provided, or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/4/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/4/b" id="section-1277-4-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a specified regulatory authority.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/5" id="section-1277-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Regulations under this section may make different provision for different descriptions of institution, different descriptions of shares and for other different circumstances.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1277/6" id="section-1277-6"><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c18959641" Type="I"><Para><Text>S. 1277 wholly in force at 1.10.2008; s. 1277 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 1300; s. 1277 in force for specified purposes at 20.1.2007 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428" id="c16401" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="3428">S.I. 2006/3428</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c16402" CitationRef="c16401" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/article/3/3" SectionRef="article-3-3" Operative="true">art. 3(3)</CitationSubRef> (subject to <CitationSubRef id="c16403" CitationRef="c16401" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/article/5" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c16404" CitationRef="c16401" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef> and with <CitationSubRef id="c16405" CitationRef="c16401" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/article/6" SectionRef="article-6">arts. 6</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c16406" CitationRef="c16401" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/article/8" SectionRef="article-8">8</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c16407" CitationRef="c16401" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/schedule/5" SectionRef="schedule-5">Sch. 5</CitationSubRef>); s. 1277 in force at 1.10.2008 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495" id="c16409" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2007" Number="3495">S.I. 2007/3495</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c16410" CitationRef="c16409" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495/article/5/1/g" SectionRef="article-5-1-g" Operative="true">art. 5(1)(g)</CitationSubRef> (with savings in <CitationSubRef id="c16411" CitationRef="c16409" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495/article/7" SectionRef="article-7">arts. 7</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c16412" CitationRef="c16409" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495/article/12" SectionRef="article-12">12</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>