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Changes over time for: Section 567


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567Exclusion of requirements by private companiesU.K.
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(1)All or any of the requirements of—
(a)section 561 (existing shareholders' right of pre-emption), or
(b)section 562 (communication of pre-emption offers to shareholders)
may be excluded by provision contained in the articles of a private company.
(2)They may be excluded—
(a)generally in relation to the allotment by the company of equity securities, or
(b)in relation to allotments of a particular description.
(3)Any requirement or authorisation contained in the articles of a private company that is inconsistent with either of those sections is treated for the purposes of this section as a provision excluding that section.
(4)A provision to which section 568 applies (exclusion of pre-emption right: corresponding right conferred by articles) is not to be treated as inconsistent with section 561.
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