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Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 440

The Oversea Companies (Accounts) (Modifications and Exemptions) Order 1990

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1990 No. 440

COMPANIES

The Oversea Companies (Accounts) (Modifications and Exemptions) Order 1990

Made5th March 1990
Laid before Parliament7th March 1990
Coming into force1st April 1990

    The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 700(2) and (3) of the Companies Act 1985 [1]and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
        1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Oversea Companies (Accounts) (Modifications and Exemptions) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 1st April 1990.

        (2)  In this Order:
      "the 1989 Act" means the Companies Act 1989 [2];
      "the 1985 Act" means the Companies Act 1985 as amended by the 1989 Act; and
      "the unamended 1985 Act" means the provisions of the 1985 Act prior to their amendment by the 1989 Act.

        (3)  The Oversea Companies (Accounts) (Modifications and Exemptions) Order 1982 [3]is hereby revoked.
        2.—(1)  The requirements referred to in section 700(1) of the 1985 Act shall, for the purposes of their application to oversea companies, be modified as follows:
       (a) subject to the following provisions of this article, Part VII of the 1985 Act shall apply as if it had not been amended by the 1989 Act and as if any provision of the 1985 Act necessary for the interpretation of that Part had not been amended or repealed by the 1989 Act;
       (b) sections 228 and 230 of the unamended 1985 Act shall not apply in relation to such companies but sections 258 and 259 of the unamended 1985 Act shall apply as if such companies were special category companies within the meaning of section 257(1) of that Act and in particular shall (subject to the provisions of those sections) require the balance sheet, profit and loss account and group accounts of such companies to comply with the requirements of Schedule 9 to the unamended 1985 Act so far as applicable; and
       (c) sections 245 and 247 to 253 of, and Schedule 8 and paragraph 29 of Schedule 9 to, the unamended 1985 Act shall not apply to such companies.

        (2)  Oversea companies shall be exempt from such requirements of the unamended 1985 Act referred to in section 700(1) of the 1985 Act as are specified in the Schedule to this Order.

        (3)  Oversea companies which would be exempt under section 700(3) of the unamended 1985 Act from compliance with that section (independent company with unlimited liability) shall be exempt from the requirements referred to in section 700(1) of the 1985 Act.



John Redwood

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry

5th March 1990




Notes:

[1] 1985 c. 6; section 700 was substituted by section 23 of, and paragraph 13 of Schedule 10, to the Companies Act 1989 (c. 40)

[2] 1989 c. 40

[3] S.I. 1982/676

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