SCHEDULE 1AMENDMENTS COMING INTO FORCE ON 6TH APRIL 2008

PART 2OTHER AMENDMENTS

Broadcasting Act 1996 (c.55)203

1

Schedule 6 to the Broadcasting Act 1996 (c.55) (transfer schemes relating to BBC transmission network: successor companies) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 2(5), for “the Companies Act 1985” substitute “the Companies Act 2006”.

3

In paragraph 3(1), for “section 263 of the Companies Act 1985” substitute “section 830 of the Companies Act 2006”.

4

In paragraph 3(2), for “section 264 of the Companies Act 1985” substitute “section 831 of the Companies Act 2006”.

5

In paragraph 3(6)—

a

in the definition of “called-up share capital”, for “Companies Act 1985” substitute “Companies Act 2006”;

b

in the definition of “net assets”, for “section 264 of that Act” substitute “section 831 of the Companies Act 2006”;

c

in the definition of “undistributable reserves”, for “subsection (3) of that section” substitute “subsection (4) of that section”.

6

In paragraph 4(1) (distributions by reference to accounts)—

a

for “sections 270 to 276 of the Companies Act 1985” substitute “sections 836 to 840 of the Companies Act 2006”;

b

in paragraph (a), for “section 270” substitute “section 836”;

c

in paragraph (b), for “section 273” substitute “section 839”; and

d

in the closing words, for “section 226” substitute “section 394”.

7

In paragraph 4(5), in the definition of “accounting reference period” for “section 224 of the Companies Act 1985” substitute “section 391 of the Companies Act 2006”.