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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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RestrictStartDate="2009-08-03"><Title><Emphasis>Electronic communications</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2007-01-20"><Title>Sending documents relating to meetings <Abbreviation Expansion="Et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc</Abbreviation> in electronic form</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/333" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/333" id="section-333"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="c18911381"/>333</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/1" id="section-333-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Where a company has given an electronic address in a notice calling a meeting, it is deemed to have agreed that any document or information relating to proceedings at the meeting may be sent by electronic means to that address (subject to any conditions or limitations specified in the notice).</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/2" id="section-333-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Where a company has given an electronic address—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/2/a" id="section-333-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in an instrument of proxy sent out by the company in relation to the meeting, or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/2/b" id="section-333-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in an invitation to appoint a proxy issued by the company in relation to the meeting,</Text></P3para></P3><Text>it is deemed to have agreed that any document or information relating to proxies for that meeting may be sent by electronic means to that address (subject to any conditions or limitations specified in the notice).</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/3" id="section-333-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In subsection (2), documents relating to proxies include—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/3/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/3/a" id="section-333-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the appointment of a proxy in relation to a meeting,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/3/b" id="section-333-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any document necessary to show the validity of, or otherwise relating to, the appointment of a proxy, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/3/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/3/c" id="section-333-3-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>notice of the termination of the authority of a proxy.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/333/4" id="section-333-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this section  “<Term id="term-electronic-address">electronic address</Term>” means any address or number used for the purposes of sending or receiving documents or information by electronic means.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c18911381" Type="I"><Para><Text>S. 333 wholly in force at 20.1.2007, see s. 1300 and <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428" id="c04189" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="3428">S.I. 2006/3428</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c04190" CitationRef="c04189" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/article/3/1/b" SectionRef="article-3-1-b" Operative="true">art. 3(1)(b)</CitationSubRef> (subject to <CitationSubRef id="c04191" CitationRef="c04189" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/article/5" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c04192" CitationRef="c04189" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef> and with <CitationSubRef id="c04193" CitationRef="c04189" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/article/6" SectionRef="article-6">arts. 6</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c04194" CitationRef="c04189" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/article/8" SectionRef="article-8">8</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c04195" CitationRef="c04189" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/schedule/5" SectionRef="schedule-5">Sch. 5</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c21176891" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pts. 1-39 (except for Pt. 7 and ss. 662-669), 45-47 extended (12.5.2011)  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1265" id="c04409" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="1265" Title="The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011">The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1265)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c04410" CitationRef="c04409" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1265/article/5/1" SectionRef="article-5-1">art. 5(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c04411" CitationRef="c04409" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1265/schedule/1/paragraph/2" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-016cd5a86776d76aca52b18fc6b93113" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pts. 1-39 modified (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001, Art. AAA1(3) (as inserted by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/1298" id="d10e4" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2018" Number="1298" Title="Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018">The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e4" id="ccd8e720221107141016015Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/1298/regulation/1" SectionRef="regulation-1">regs. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e4" id="ccd8e1020221107141016015Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/1298/regulation/97" Operative="true" SectionRef="regulation-97">97</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e4" id="ccd8e1320221107141016015Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/1298/regulation/140" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/1298/regulation/145" Type="group" StartSectionRef="regulation-140" EndSectionRef="regulation-145">regs. 140-145</CitationSubRef>) (as amended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/523" id="d10e16" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2020" Number="523">S.I. 2020/523</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e16" id="ccd8e2020221107141016015Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/523/regulation/1/2" SectionRef="regulation-1-2">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e16" id="ccd8e2320221107141016015Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/523/regulation/5/a" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/523/regulation/5/f" Operative="false" Type="group" StartSectionRef="regulation-5-a" EndSectionRef="regulation-5-f">5(a)-(f)</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1" id="d10e26" Year="2020" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="1">2020 c. 1</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e26" id="ccd8e2920221107141016015Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1" Operative="false" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-1-1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-060fbe922df595816e9e5552acee9a77" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="part-13" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/part/13" id="c9ct2p135-00053">Pt. 13</CitationSubRef> modified (31.12.2023) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/1313" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2023" Number="1313" Title="The Resolution of Central Counterparties (Modified Application of Corporate Law and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023" id="c9ct2p135-00054">The Resolution of Central Counterparties (Modified Application of Corporate Law and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1313)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/1313/regulation/1/2" CitationRef="c9ct2p135-00054" id="c9ct2p135-00055">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/1313/regulation/4" CitationRef="c9ct2p135-00054" Operative="true" id="c9ct2p135-00056">4</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>