Schedule 6

Company Law Reform Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 12:00 pm on 4 July 2006.

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Photo of Jonathan Djanogly Jonathan Djanogly Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills), Shadow Solicitor General, Shadow Minister (Justice), Shadow Solicitor General

I beg to move amendment No. 395, in schedule 6, page 495, line 25, at end insert—

‘(6) A member may revoke his agreement or deemed agreement to receive documents by their being available on the website if, at any time, he provides the company with written notice of such request.’.

The schedule deals with sending or supplying documents or information and the amendment provides that if a member of a private company wishes to return to receiving hard copy documents after he had agreed or was deemed to have agreed to receive them via the web he should be able to do so. I believe that that is already the position for listed companies, but perhaps the Minister would confirm that.

Photo of Margaret Hodge Margaret Hodge Minister of State (Industry and the Regions)

The hon. Gentleman was, I think, talking about the revocation of an agreement to have information sent via the web. The last six words of paragraph 9 of schedule 6 confirm that that stands unless the individual has chosen to revoke an agreement, so I think that the point is covered.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Schedule 6 agreed to.

Schedule 7 agreed to.

Clause 796 ordered to stand part of the Bill.