New Clause 17 — Regulations about reporting by companies

Part of Orders of the Day – in the House of Commons at 8:45 pm on 28 October 2008.

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'(1) 'The Secretary of State must, not later than 6th April 2012—

(a) make regulations under section 416(4) of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46) requiring the directors' report of a company to contain such information as may be specified in the regulations about emissions of greenhouse gases from activities for which the company is responsible, or

(b) lay before Parliament a report explaining why no such regulations have been made.

(2) Subsection (1)(a) is complied with if regulations are made containing provision in relation to companies, and emissions, of a description specified in the regulations.'.— [Joan Ruddock.]

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