6(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.