[F1[F2128KPower to extend option to public companiesU.K.
(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations amend this Act—
(a)to extend sections 128A to 128J (with or without modification) to public companies or public companies of a class specified in the regulations, and
(b)to make such other amendments as the Secretary of State thinks fit in consequence of that extension.
(2)Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 8 Ch. 2A omitted (26.10.2023 but only so far as it confers a power to make regulations or relates to the exercise of the power, otherwise prosp.) by virtue of Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 49(2)(b), 219(1)(2)(b)
F2Pt. 8 Ch. 2A inserted (30.6.2016) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), s. 164(1), Sch. 5 para. 3; S.I. 2016/321, reg. 6(c)