Clause 76
Company Law Reform Bill [Lords]
1:45 pm
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch, Conservative)
I thank the Minister for her comments. My amendment is intended not to limit scope, but to add clarity and afford protection to, for example, a vulnerable group being misled by how a company describes itself, and to allow the Secretary of State to act in such circumstances.
I hear what the Minister says about significant numbers of people. Perhaps that underlies my concern about the meaning of a “significant” number of people. It might mean a significant number of people covering all sorts of groups from the young to the very old. It might also mean a particular section of the public being targeted by a misleading term. I want to be clear about whether that is covered by the clause.