SCHEDULES

[F1SCHEDULE 1AU.K.References to people with significant control over a company

F1PART 3U.K.Supplementary provision

Significant influence or controlU.K.

24(1)The Secretary of State must issue guidance about the meaning of “significant influence or control” for the purposes of this Schedule.U.K.

(2)Regard must be had to that guidance in interpreting references in this Schedule to “significant influence or control”.

(3)Before issuing guidance under this paragraph the Secretary of State must lay a draft of it before Parliament.

(4)If, within the 40-day period, either House of Parliament resolves not to approve the draft guidance, the Secretary of State must take no further steps in relation to it.

(5)If no such resolution is made within that period, the Secretary of State must issue and publish the guidance in the form of the draft.

(6)Sub-paragraph (4) does not prevent a new draft of proposed guidance from being laid before Parliament.

(7)In this section “the 40-day period”, in relation to draft guidance, means the period of 40 days beginning with the day on which the draft is laid before Parliament (or, if it is not laid before each House on the same day, the later of the days on which it is laid).

(8)In calculating the 40-day period, no account is to be taken of any period during which—

(a)Parliament is dissolved or prorogued, or

(b)both Houses are adjourned for more than 4 days.

(9)The Secretary of State may revise guidance issued under this paragraph, and a reference in this paragraph to guidance includes a reference to revised guidance.]