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1079Effect of failure to give public noticeU.K.
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(1)A company is not entitled to rely against other persons on the happening of any event to which this section applies unless—
(a)the event has been officially notified at the material time, or
(b)the company shows that the person concerned knew of the event at the material time.
(2)The events to which this section applies are—
(a)an amendment of the company's articles,
(b)a change among the company's directors,
(c)(as regards service of any document on the company) a change of the company's registered office,
(d)the making of a winding-up order in respect of the company, or
(e)the appointment of a liquidator in a voluntary winding up of the company.
(3)If the material time falls—
(a)on or before the 15th day after the date of official notification, or
(b)where the 15th day was not a working day, on or before the next day that was,
the company is not entitled to rely on the happening of the event as against a person who shows that he was unavoidably prevented from knowing of the event at that time.
(4)“Official notification” means—
(a)in relation to an amendment of the company's articles, notification in accordance with section 1077 (public notice of receipt by registrar of certain documents) of the amendment and the amended text of the articles;
(b)in relation to anything else stated in [F1an enhanced disclosure document], notification of that document in accordance with that section;
(c)in relation to the appointment of a liquidator in a voluntary winding up, notification of that event in accordance with section 109 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45) or Article 95 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I.1989/2405 (N.I. 19)).
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F1Words in s. 1079(4)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/348), reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 18; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 1079 applied (15.12.2007) by The Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations (S.I. 2007/2974), {reg. 19(4)(c)}
C2Ss. 1077-1079 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804), regs. 2, 63 (with reg. 60) (as amended (with effect in accordance with reg. 3 of the amending S.I.) by The Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3209), regs. 1(2), 20(2) and as amended (30.6.2016) by The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Requirements) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/599), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 6)
C3Ss. 1077-1079 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2436), regs. 3-5, Sch. 1 para. 19 (with transitional provisions and savings in regs. 7, 9, Sch. 2) (as amended (1.10.2012 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 2012/2301, regs. 1, 23 and as amended (30.6.2016) by The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Requirements) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/599), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 3)
C4S. 1079 power to apply (with or without modifications) conferred (31.1.2019) by Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (c. 19), ss. 8, 47(2); S.I. 2018/1161, reg. 3(a)
Commencement Information
I1S. 1079 wholly in force at 1.1.2007, see s. 1300 and S.I. 2006/3428, art. 2(1)(c) (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1 and with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5)
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