SCHEDULE 1AMENDMENTS COMING INTO FORCE ON 6TH APRIL 2008

PART 2OTHER AMENDMENTS

Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21))252

1

The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 is amended as follows.

2

In Article 268(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “subsidiary undertaking”, for “Article 266 of the Companies Order” substitute “ section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006 ”.

3

In Article 275 (statutory reserves)—

a

in paragraph (2)(b), for “Article 271(1) of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986” substitute “ section 830(2) of the Companies Act 2006 ”;

b

in paragraph (3)—

i

for “Article 272(3)(d) of the Companies Order” substitute “ section 831(4)(d) of the Companies Act 2006 ”;

ii

for “that Article” substitute “ that section ”;

iii

for “Article 272(3)(c) of that Order” substitute “ section 831(4)(c) of that Act ”.

4

In Article 276 (accounts etc of successor company)—

a

for paragraph (1) substitute—

1

The Department shall, as soon as practicable, lay before the Assembly a copy of the documents mentioned in paragraph (2) which are—

a

if the successor company is a private company, sent to members in accordance with section 423 of the Companies Act 2006, or

b

if the successor company is a public company, laid before the company in general meeting in accordance with section 437 of that Act,

at a time when the company is wholly owned by the Crown.

b

in the closing words of paragraph (2), for “the Companies Order” substitute “ the Companies Act 2006 ”;

c

in paragraph (5), for “the Companies Order” substitute “ the Companies Acts (as defined in section 2 of the Companies Act 2006) ”.