SCHEDULE 1CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Companies Act 1985 (c. 6)57

1

Part 14 of the Companies Act 1985 (company investigations) is amended as follows.

2

In section 434(5B) M1 (duty to produce documents and evidence: offences excepted from general rule that answers not admissible in criminal proceedings), after paragraph (b) insert—

; or

c

an offence under Article 7 or 10 of the Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (false statements made on oath otherwise than in judicial proceedings or made otherwise than on oath).

3

In section 437 (inspectors' reports), after subsection (2) insert—

2A

If the company is registered under the Companies Act 2006 in Northern Ireland, the Secretary of State must send a copy of any interim or final report by the inspectors to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland.

4

In section 441(1) M2 (inspectors' report to be evidence) after “section 8 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986” insert “ or Article 11 of the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 ”.

5

In section 447A(3) M3 (information provided in pursuance of requirement: offences excepted from general rule that answers not admissible in criminal proceedings), after paragraph (c) insert—

, or

d

an offence under Article 10 of the Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (false statements made otherwise than on oath).

6

In section 448A M4 (disclosure of information)—

a

in subsection (3) after “enactment” insert “ whenever passed or made ”;

b

for subsection (5) substitute—

5

In this section “enactment” has the meaning given by section 1293 of the Companies Act 2006.

7

In section 453 (investigation of oversea companies)—

a

in the heading for “oversea” substitute “ overseas ”;

b

in subsection (1) M5 for “Great Britain”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “ the United Kingdom ”.