SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13 Consequential Amendments of Companies Act 1985

Part II Amendement of Part XXVI (Interpretation)

In Part XXVI of the Companies Act, after section 735, insert the following section—

735A Relationship of this Act to Insolvency Act.

1

In this Act “the Insolvency Act” means the Insolvency Act 1986; and in the following provisions of this Act, namely, sections 375(1)(b), 425(6)(a), 440, 449(1)(a) and (d), 460(2), 675, 676, 677, 699(1), 728 and Schedule 21, paragraph 6(1), the words “this Act” are to be read as including Part I to VII of that Act, sections 411, 413, 414, 416 and 417 in Part XV of that Act, and also the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986.

2

In sections 704(5), 706(1), 707(1), 708(1)(a) and (4), 710(5), 713(1), 729 and 732(3) references to the Companies Acts include Parts I to VII of the Insolvency Act, sections 411, 413, 414, 416 and 417 in Part XV of that Act, and also the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986.

3

Subsections (1) and (2) apply unless the contrary intention appears.