The Postal Administration Rules 2013

CHAPTER 8 Notifications to the Registrar of Companies

Application of this Chapter

186.  This Chapter applies where under the 1986 Act or the Rules information is to be sent or delivered to the registrar of companies.

Information to be contained in all notifications to the registrar

187.  Where under the 1986 Act or the Rules a return, notice, or any other document or information is to be sent to the registrar of companies, that notification must specify—

(a) the registered name of the company;

(b) its registered number;

(c) the nature of the notification;

(d) the section of the 1986 Act or the Rule under which the notification is made;

(e) the date of the notification;

(f) the name and postal address of person making the notification;

(g) the capacity in which that person is acting in respect of the company; and

the notification must be authenticated by the person making the notification.

Notifications relating to the office of postal administrator

188.  In addition to the information required by Rule 187, a notification relating to the office of the postal administrator must also specify—

(a) the name of the postal administrator;

(b) the date of the event notified;

(c) where the notification relates to an appointment, the person, body or court making the appointment;

(d) where the notification relates to the termination of an appointment, the reason for that termination (for example, resignation); and

(e) the postal address of the postal administrator.

Notifications relating to documents

189.  In addition to the information required by Rule 187 notification relating to a document (for example, a statement of affairs) must also specify—

(a) the nature of the document; and

(b) the date of the document; or

(c) where the document relates to a period of time (for example a report) the period of time to which the document relates.

Notifications relating to court orders

190.  In addition to the information required by Rule 187, a notification relating to a court order must also specify—

(a) the nature of the court order; and

(b) the date of the order.

Returns or reports of meetings

191.  In addition to the information required by Rule 187, the notification of a return or a report of a meeting must specify—

(a) the purpose of the meeting including the section of the 1986 Act or Rule under which it was convened;

(b) the venue fixed for the meeting;

(c) whether a required quorum was present for the meeting to take place; and

(d) if the meeting took place, the outcome of the meeting (including any resolutions passed at the meeting).

Notifications relating to other events

192.  In addition to the information required by Rule 187, a notification relating to any other event (for example the coming in to force of a moratorium) must specify—

(a) the nature of the event including the section of the 1986 Act or Rule under which it took place; and

(b) the date the event occurred.

Notifications of more than one nature

193.  A notification which includes a notification of more than one nature must satisfy the requirements applying in respect of each of those notifications.

Notifications made to other persons at the same time

194.—(1) Where under the 1986 Act or the Rules a notice or other document is to be sent to another person at the same time that it is to be sent to the registrar of companies, that requirement may be satisfied by sending to that other person a copy of the notification sent to the registrar of companies.

(2) Paragraph (1) of this Rule does not apply—

(a) where a form is prescribed for the notification to the other person; or

(b) where the notification to the registrar of companies is incomplete.