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MODERNISING COMPANY LAW
COMMAND PAPER CM 5553

CONTENTS

VOLUME I

Preface by the Secretary of State (222Kb)

Contents

About this Document

Summary

I: Introduction (59Kb)

II Modernising Company Law: The Government's Policy (226Kb)

1 Introduction

2 Improving Governance: Shareholders and Decision-making

3 Improving Governance: Directors

4 Improving Governance: Company Reporting and Audit

5 Keeping the Law Up to Date: Institutional Arrangements

6 Other Ways of Simplifying and Streamlining the Law

7 Transitional Regime

III A New Companies Bill: Notes on the Draft Clauses (248Kb)

IV Draft Overarching Regulatory Impact Assessment (99Kb)

V Summary of Questions for Consultation (62Kb)

Annexes

A Cabinet Office Code of Practice on Consultation (49Kb)

B Relevant Documents (49Kb)

C Table of correspondence between the Draft Bill and the Companies Act 1985 (84Kb)

D Draft Clauses on the Operating and Financial Review (136Kb)

E Draft Regulatory Impact Assessment - Provisions Subject to Detailed Assessment (48Kb)

VOLUME II

A New Companies Bill: Draft Clauses - Full version (1,976Kb) ***WARNING: This file may take some time to download

Contents (141Kb)

Parts 1 - 5 (245Kb)

Parts 6 - 12 (306Kb)

Schedules 1 - 4 (90Kb)