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Changes over time for: Section 8P
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Gas Act 1986, Section 8P is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 11 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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[8PValidity of acts infringing section 8OU.K.
(1)The following are voidable on an application to the court—
(a)the exercise of a shareholder right in breach of section 8O;
(b)the appointment of a senior officer in breach of that section.
(2)Any person may make an application under subsection (1).
(3)Such an application may not be made after the end of the 5 years beginning with the day on which the shareholder right was exercised or the appointment made.
(4)If, by virtue of this section, the court declares the exercise of a shareholder right or an appointment to be void, it may make an order as to the consequences of its declaration.
(5)In this section, “the court” means—
(a)in relation to England and Wales, the High Court, and
(b)in relation to Scotland, the Court of Session.]
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