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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"><Number>Chapter 5</Number><Title>Additional requirements for quoted companies  <Addition ChangeId="d29p23370" CommentaryRef="c20622601">AND TRADED COMPANIES</Addition></Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/part/13/chapter/5/crossheading/independent-report-on-poll" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/part/13/chapter/5/crossheading/independent-report-on-poll" NumberOfProvisions="10" id="part-13-chapter-5-crossheading-independent-report-on-poll" RestrictStartDate="2007-01-20"><Title><Emphasis>Independent report on poll</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2007-10-01"><Title>Information to be made available on website</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/351" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/351" id="section-351"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">351</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/1" id="section-351-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Where an independent assessor has been appointed to report on a poll, the company must ensure that the following information is made available on a website—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/1/a" id="section-351-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the fact of his appointment,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/1/b" id="section-351-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>his identity,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/1/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/1/c" id="section-351-1-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the text of the resolution or, as the case may be, a description of the subject matter of the poll to which his appointment relates, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/1/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/1/d" id="section-351-1-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a copy of a report by him which complies with section 347.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/2" id="section-351-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The provisions of section 353 (requirements as to website availability) apply.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/3" id="section-351-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In the event of default in complying with this section (or with the requirements of section 353 as it applies for the purposes of this section), an offence is committed by every officer of the company who is in default.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/4" id="section-351-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/5" id="section-351-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Failure to comply with this section (or the requirements of section 353) does not affect the validity of—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/5/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/5/a" id="section-351-5-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the poll, or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/5/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/351/5/b" id="section-351-5-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the resolution or other business (if passed or agreed to) to which the poll relates.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c20622601" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in Pt. 13 Ch. 5 heading inserted (3.8.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1632" id="c04357" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="1632" Title="The Companies (Shareholders' Rights) Regulations 2009">The Companies (Shareholders' Rights) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1632)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c04358" CitationRef="c04357" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1632/regulation/19/5" SectionRef="regulation-19-5" Operative="true">reg. 19(5)</CitationSubRef> (with application as stated in <CitationSubRef id="c04359" CitationRef="c04357" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1632/regulation/1/2" SectionRef="regulation-1-2">reg. 1(2)</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>