{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-companies-authorised-to-register-regulations-2009/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-companies-authorised-to-register-regulations-2009/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/2437",
  "legislation_title": "The Companies (Companies Authorised to Register) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-companies-authorised-to-register-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Agreement of members to registration",
  "text": "(1) A company must not register without the assent of a majority of such of its members as are present in person or by proxy (in cases where proxies are allowed) at a general meeting summoned for the purpose.\n(2) Where a company not having the liability of its members limited by an enactment or letters patent wishes to register as a limited company, the majority required to assent as required by paragraph (1) is not less than 75% of the members present in person or by proxy at the meeting.\n(3) In computing any majority under this regulation when a poll is demanded, regard is to be had to the number of votes to which each member is entitled according to the company's regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2437/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:05:59.121898+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}