The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007

Housing Act 1996 (c.52)

88.—(1) Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1996 (registered social landlords) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 7 (power of relevant authority to appoint new director) for sub-paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4) A person appointed under this paragraph is entitled—

(a) to receive all such communications relating to a written resolution proposed to be agreed to by the company as are required to be supplied to a member of the company;

(b) to receive all notices of, and other communications relating to, any general meeting which a member of the company is entitled to receive, and to attend, speak and vote at any such meeting;

(c) to move a resolution at any general meeting of the company; and

(d) to require a general meeting of the company to be convened within 21 days of a request to that effect made in writing to the directors of the company.”.

(3) In paragraph 11(4) (consent required for change in memorandum or articles: copy of consent to be sent to registrar), for “with any copy of the alterations required to be sent to the registrar of companies under the Companies Act 1985” substitute “with the copy of the resolution making the alterations that is required to be sent to the registrar of companies under section 30 of the Companies Act 2006”.

(4) In paragraph 12(4)(b) (industrial and provident society: consent required for winding up resolution to be forwarded to Financial Services Authority together with copy of resolution), for “the Companies Act 1985” substitute “section 30 of the Companies Act 2006 (as it applies by virtue of section 84(3) of the Insolvency Act 1986 and section 55 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965)”.

(5) In paragraph 13(6)(b) (company registered as social landlord: consent required for winding up resolution to be forwarded to registrar together with copy of resolution), for “section 380 of the Companies Act 1985” substitute “section 30 of the Companies Act 2006”.