SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 14Meetings of companies and other bodies
6Power to extend period for qualifying body to hold annual general meeting
1
The appropriate national authority may by regulations provide for any provision that would (but for the regulations) have the effect mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) to be read as if instead it had (and always had had) the effect mentioned in sub-paragraph (3).
2
The effect is that of imposing on a qualifying body a duty to hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting during a period (“the overlapping period”) that overlaps to any extent with the relevant period.
3
The effect is that of imposing on the qualifying body a duty to hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting during a period that—
a
begins with the overlapping period, and
b
ends with such period immediately following the end of the overlapping period as is specified in the regulations.
4
A period specified in regulations for the purposes of sub-paragraph (3)(b) must not exceed 8 months.
5
Regulations under this paragraph may—
a
make different provision for different purposes;
b
make consequential, incidental or supplementary provision (including provision disapplying or modifying a provision of an enactment);
c
make transitional provision or savings.
6
In sub-paragraph (1) the reference to “any provision” is a reference to any provision of an enactment or of the constitution or rules of a qualifying body.
7
In this paragraph “the appropriate national authority” has the same meaning as in paragraph 4.
8
In the application of this paragraph in relation to a public company, the references to a duty to hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting are to be read as including a reference to a duty to hold an accounts meeting.