Part 26

Arrangements and reconstructions: general

Meeting of creditors or members

Duty of directors and trustees to provide information
898
1
It is the duty of—
a
any director of the company, and
b
any trustee for its debenture holders,
to give notice to the company of such matters relating to himself as may be necessary for the purposes of section 897 (explanatory statement to be circulated or made available).
2
Any person who makes default in complying with this section commits an offence.
3
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
Pt. 26 applied (6.4.2008) by 2000 c. 8, s. 105(5) (as substituted by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 211(1) (with arts. 6, 11, 12))
Pt. 26 applied (6.4.2008) by S.I. 2001/1228, Sch. 6 paras. 5, 6 (as amended by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 223(4) (with arts. 6, 11, 12))
Pts. 1-39 (except for Pt. 7 and ss. 662-669), 45-47 extended (12.5.2011) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1265), art. 5(1), Sch. 1 para. 2
Pts. 1-39 modified (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001, Art. AAA1(3) (as inserted by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 97 (with regs. 140-145) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 5(a)-(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))
Pt. 26 applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (6.4.2014) by The Industrial and Provident Societies and Credit Unions (Arrangements, Reconstructions and Administration) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/229), arts. 1, 2(3), Sch. 2 (as amended (1.8.2014) by The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions (Arrangements, Reconstructions and Administration) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1822), arts. 1(2), 6)
Pts. 26, 26A applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (15.3.2024) by The Water Industry (Special Administration) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/205), regs. 2(2), 55-63 (with reg. 64)
Pt. 26 power to apply (with modifications) conferred (1.8.2014) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), s. 118(1)(2)154 (with Sch. 5)
Pt. 26 heading substituted (26.6.2020) by Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), s. 49(1), Sch. 9 para. 35(2) (with ss. 2(2), 5(2))
Ss. 895-900 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804), regs. 2, 45 (as amended: (26.6.2020) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/643), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(3)(a)(b)(c) (which amending S.I. is revoked (16.2.2021) by S.I. 2021/60, reg. 1(1), 2); and (16.2.2021) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/60), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(2)(3) (with reg. 4(2))))