Part 27U.K.Mergers and divisions of public companies

Chapter 4U.K.Supplementary provisions

[F1Disruption of websitesU.K.

Textual Amendments

F1S. 940A and cross-heading inserted (1.8.2011 with application in accordance with reg. 1(2)) by The Companies (Reporting Requirements in Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1606), reg. 31

940ADisregard of website failures beyond control of companyU.K.

(1)A failure to make information or a document available on the website throughout a period specified in any of the provisions mentioned in subsection (2) is to be disregarded if—

(a)it is made available on the website for part of that period, and

(b)the failure to make it available throughout that period is wholly attributable to circumstances that it would not be reasonable to have expected the company to prevent or avoid.

(2)The provisions referred to above are—

(a)section 906A(6),

(b)section 911A(4),

(c)section 916(3B) and (4B),

(d)section 917(3B) and (4B),

(e)section 918(2B) and (3B),

(f)section 921A(6),

(g)section 926A(4),

(h)section 931(3B) and (4B), and

(i)section 932(2B) and (3B).]