Companies Act 2006

995Petition by Secretary of StateU.K.

(1)This section applies to a company in respect of which—

(a)the Secretary of State has received a report under section 437 of the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6) (inspector's report);

(b)the Secretary of State has exercised his powers under section 447 or 448 of that Act (powers to require documents and information or to enter and search premises);

(c)the Secretary of State [F1, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority or the Bank of England] has exercised his or its powers under Part 11 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8) (information gathering and investigations); or

(d)the Secretary of State has received a report from an investigator appointed by him [F2, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority or the Bank of England] under that Part.

(2)If it appears to the Secretary of State that in the case of such a company—

(a)the company's affairs are being or have been conducted in a manner that is unfairly prejudicial to the interests of members generally or of some part of its members, or

(b)an actual or proposed act or omission of the company (including an act or omission on its behalf) is or would be so prejudicial,

he may apply to the court by petition for an order under this Part.

(3)The Secretary of State may do this in addition to, or instead of, presenting a petition for the winding up of the company.

(4)In this section, and so far as applicable for the purposes of this section in the other provisions of this Part, “company” means any body corporate that is liable to be wound up under the Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45) or the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19)).