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Part XIU.K. Company administration and procedure

Chapter IE+W+S Company Identification

348 Company name to appear outside place of business.E+W+S

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349 Company’s name to appear in its correspondence, etc.E+W+S

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350 Company seal.E+W+S

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351 Particulars in correspondence, etc.E+W+S

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Chapter IIE+W+S Register of Members

352 Obligation to keep and enter up register.E+W+S

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352AStatement that company has only one memberE+W+S

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353 Location of register.E+W+S

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354 Index of members.E+W+S

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355 Entries in register in relation to share warrants.E+W+S

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356 Inspection of register and index.E+W+S

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357 Non-compliance with ss. 353, 354, 356; agent’s default.E+W+S

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358 Power to close register.E+W+S

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359 Power of court to rectify register.E+W+S

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360 Trusts not to be entered on register in England and Wales.E+W+S

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361 Register to be evidence.E+W+S

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362 Overseas branch registers.E+W+S

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F17F17 Chapter IIIE+W+S Annual Return

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Chapter IVU.K. Meetings and Resolutions

MeetingsU.K.

366 Annual general meeting.U.K.

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366A Election by private company to dispense with annual general meetings.U.K.

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367 Secretary of State’s power to call meeting in default.U.K.

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368 Extraordinary general meeting on members’ requisition.U.K.

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369 Length of notice for calling meetings.U.K.

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370 General provisions as to meetings and votes.U.K.

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370AQuorum at meetings of the sole memberE+W+S

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371 Power of court to order meeting.U.K.

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372 Proxies.U.K.

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373 Right to demand a poll.U.K.

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374 Voting on a poll.U.K.

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375 Representation of corporations at meetings.U.K.

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ResolutionsU.K.

376 Circulation of members’ resolutions.U.K.

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377 In certain cases, compliance with s. 376 not required.U.K.

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378 Extraordinary and special resolutions.U.K.

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379 Resolution requiring special notice.U.K.

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379A Elective resolution of private company.E+W+S

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380 Registration, etc. of resolutions and agreements.E+W+S

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381 Resolution passed at adjourned meeting.U.K.

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Written resolutions of private companiesU.K.

381A Written resolutions of private companies.E+W+S

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381B Duty to notify auditors of proposed written resolutionU.K.

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381C Written resolutions: supplementary provisions.E+W+S

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Records of proceedingsU.K.

382 Minutes of meetings.U.K.

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382A Recording of written resolutions.U.K.

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382BRecording of decisions by the sole memberE+W+S

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383 Inspection of minute books.U.K.

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[F58 Appointment of auditorsU.K.

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F58New ss. 384–388A inserted (subject to the savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 1990/355, arts. 4, 10, Sch. 4) by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), ss. 118, 119(1), 213(2), (as part of the text inserted to replace Chapter V as mentioned in s. 118 of the 1989 Act)

384 Duty to appoint auditors.E+W+S

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F59S. 384 repealed (1.10.2007 with application to private companies) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/2194, art. 8, Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with art. 12)

385 Appointment at general meeting at which accounts laid.E+W+S

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F60S. 385 repealed (1.10.2007 with application to private companies) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/2194, art. 8, Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with art. 12)

385A Appointment by private company which is not obliged to lay accounts.E+W+S

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386 Election by private company to dispense with annual appointment.E+W+S

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387 Appointment by Secretary of State in default of appointment by company.E+W+S

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F63S. 387 repealed (1.10.2007 with application to private companies) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/2194, art. 8, Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with art. 12)

388 Filling of casual vacancies.E+W+S

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F64S. 388 repealed (1.10.2007 with application to private companies) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/2194, art. 8, Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with art. 12)

388A Certain companies exempt from obligation to appoint auditorsE+W+S

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F65S. 388A repealed (1.10.2007 with application to private companies) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/2194, art. 8, Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with art. 12)

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Rights of auditorsE+W+S

389A Rights to information.E+W+S

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389BOffences relating to the provision of information to auditorsE+W+S

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390 Right to attend company meetings, &c.E+W+S

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Remuneration of auditorsE+W+S

390A Remuneration of auditors.E+W+S

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390B Disclosure of services provided by auditors or associates and related remunerationE+W+S

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Removal, resignation, &c. of auditorsE+W+S

391 Removal of auditors.E+W+S

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391A Rights of auditors who are removed or not re-appointed.E+W+S

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392 Resignation of auditors.E+W+S

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392A Rights of resigning auditors.E+W+S

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393 Termination of appointment of auditors not appointed annually.E+W+S

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394 Statement by person ceasing to hold office as auditor.E+W+S

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394A Offences of failing to comply with s. 394.E+W+S

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