C2C3C1Part 13Resolutions and meetings

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2

Pts. 1-39 modified (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001, Art. AAA1(3) (as inserted by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 97 (with regs. 140-145) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 5(a)-(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))

Chapter 5Additional requirements for quoted companies F1AND TRADED COMPANIES

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

Words in Pt. 13 Ch. 5 heading inserted (3.8.2009) by The Companies (Shareholders' Rights) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1632), reg. 19(5) (with application as stated in reg. 1(2))

Independent report on poll

I1344Independence requirement

1

A person may not be appointed as an independent assessor—

a

if he is—

i

an officer or employee of the company, or

ii

a partner or employee of such a person, or a partnership of which such a person is a partner;

b

if he is—

i

an officer or employee of an associated undertaking of the company, or

ii

a partner or employee of such a person, or a partnership of which such a person is a partner;

c

if there exists between—

i

the person or an associate of his, and

ii

the company or an associated undertaking of the company,

a connection of any such description as may be specified by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

2

An auditor of the company is not regarded as an officer or employee of the company for this purpose.

3

In this section—

  • “associated undertaking” means—

    1. a

      a parent undertaking or subsidiary undertaking of the company, or

    2. b

      a subsidiary undertaking of a parent undertaking of the company; and

  • “associate” has the meaning given by section 345.

4

Regulations under this section are subject to negative resolution procedure.