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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/2092",
  "legislation_title": "The Companies (Summary Financial Statement) Regulations 1995",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Summary directors' report",
  "text": "(1) The summary financial statement shall contain the whole of, or a summary of, that portion of the directors' report for the year in question which sets out the following matters–\n(a) the matters required by section 234(1)(a) of the 1985 Act (business review);\n(b) the amount recommended to be paid as dividend, if not disclosed in the summary profit and loss account;\n(c) the matters required by paragraph 6(a) of Schedule 7 to the 1985 Act (important post-balance sheet events); and\n(d) the matters required by paragraph 6(b) of that Schedule (likely future developments in the business).\n(2) The summary financial statement shall also contain the list of names of directors required by section 234(2) of the 1985 Act.",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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