8. After section 360 of the Companies Act 2006 insert—
360A.—(1) Nothing in this Part is to be taken to preclude the holding and conducting of a meeting in such a way that persons who are not present together at the same place may by electronic means attend and speak and vote at it.
(2) In the case of a traded company the use of electronic means for the purpose of enabling members to participate in a general meeting may be made subject only to such requirements and restrictions as are—
(a)necessary to ensure the identification of those taking part and the security of the electronic communication, and
(b)proportionate to the achievement of those objectives.
(3) Nothing in subsection (2) affects any power of a company to require reasonable evidence of the entitlement of any person who is not a member to participate in the meeting.”.