The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008

Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 10)

219.—(1) Part 2 of Schedule 7 to the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (constitution, change of rules, amalgamation and dissolution of registered social landlords) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 6 (company: power to appoint new director), in sub-paragraph (4)(c), for “an extraordinary general meeting” substitute “a general meeting”.

(3) In paragraph 9(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)”.

(4) In paragraph 10 (arrangement, reconstruction etc of company)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (2), for “section 425 (compromise or arrangement with creditors or members) of that Act” substitute “section 899 of the Companies Act 2006 (court sanction for compromise or arrangement”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (3), for “section 427 (transfer of undertaking or property for purposes of reconstruction or amalgamation) of that Act” substitute “section 900 of the Companies Act 2006 (powers of court to facilitate reconstruction or amalgamation)”.