PART 1SCOPE, INTERPRETATION, TIME AND RULES ABOUT DOCUMENTS

CHAPTER 9Delivery of documents and opting out (sections 246C, 248A(1), 379C and 383A(2))

Electronic delivery by office-holders

1.48.—(1) Where an office-holder delivers a document by electronic means, the document must contain, or be accompanied by, a statement that the recipient may request a hard copy of the document and a telephone number, email address and postal address that may be used to make that request.

(2) An office-holder who receives such a request must deliver a hard copy of the document to the recipient free of charge within five business days of receipt of the request.

(1)

Section 246C was inserted by section 124(3) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c.26) and section 248A was inserted by section 124(4) of the same Act.

(2)

Section 379C was inserted by section 125(3) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and section 383(A) was inserted by section 125(4) of the same Act.