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Paragraph 14 Voting rightsI1I2I3

United Kingdom

(1)

A reference to the voting rights in a legal entity is to the rights conferred on shareholders in respect of their shares (or, in the case of an entity not having a share capital, on members) to vote at general meetings of the entity on all or substantially all matters.

(2)

In relation to a legal entity that does not have general meetings at which matters are decided by the exercise of voting rights—

(a)

a reference to exercising voting rights in the entity is to be read as a reference to exercising rights in relation to the entity that are equivalent to those of a person entitled to exercise voting rights in a company registered under the Companies Act 2006;

(b)

a reference to exercising more than 25% of the voting rights in the entity is to be read as a reference to exercising the right under the constitution of the entity to block changes to the overall policy of the entity or to the terms of its constitution.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 14 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 69

I2

Sch. 2 para. 14 in force at 1.8.2022 (except in so far as relating to ss. 7–11 of the Act) by S.I. 2022/876, reg. 3(b)

I3

Sch. 2 para. 14 in force in so far as not already in force at 12.10.2022 by S.I. 2022/1039, reg. 2(b)