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Companies Act 2006, Part 3 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. 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. Help about Changes to Legislation

Part 3 U.K.Communications in electronic form

IntroductionU.K.

5U.K.A document or information is validly sent or supplied by a company if it is sent in electronic form in accordance with this Part of this Schedule.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 5 para. 5 wholly in force at 20.1.2007, see s. 1300 and S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(1)(e) (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1) (with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5)

Agreement to communications in electronic formU.K.

6U.K.A document or information may only be sent or supplied by a company in electronic form—

(a)to a person who has agreed (generally or specifically) that the document or information may be sent or supplied in that form (and has not revoked that agreement), or

(b)to a company that is deemed to have so agreed by a provision in the Companies Acts.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 5 para. 6 wholly in force at 20.1.2007, see s. 1300 and S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(1)(e) (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1) (with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5)

Address for communications in electronic formU.K.

7(1)Where the document or information is sent or supplied by electronic means, it may only be sent or supplied to an address—U.K.

(a)specified for the purpose by the intended recipient (generally or specifically), or

(b)where the intended recipient is a company, deemed by a provision of the Companies Acts to have been so specified.

(2)Where the document or information is sent or supplied in electronic form by hand or by post, it must be—

(a)handed to the intended recipient, or

(b)sent or supplied to an address to which it could be validly sent if it were in hard copy form.

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 5 para. 7 wholly in force at 20.1.2007, see s. 1300 and S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(1)(e) (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1) (with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5)

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