Section 62 Duty to notify change of director, controller or manager.
United Kingdom
If, in the case of a company to which this Part of this Act applies, a person becomes or ceases to be—
a controller of the company; or
where the company is a UK company, a 10 per cent.shareholder controller, a 20 per cent.shareholder controller, a 33 per cent.shareholder controller, a 50 per cent.shareholder controller or a majority shareholder controller of the company,
he shall, before the expiration of the period of seven days beginning with the day next following that on which he does so, notify the company in writing of that fact and of such other matters as may be prescribed.
If, after ceasing to be a shareholder controller of any description mentioned in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above, a person will still be a shareholder controller of the company, his notice under that subsection shall state the percentage of the shares or voting power which he will (alone or with any associate or associates) hold or be entitled to exercise or control.
A person who becomes a director or manager of an insurance company to which this Part of this Act applies shall, before the expiration of the period of seven days beginning with the day next following that on which he does so, notify the company in writing of such matters as may be prescribed.
An insurance company to which this part of this Act applies shall give written notice to the F2Treasuryof the fact that any person has become or ceased to be a director, controller or manager of the company and of any matter of which any such person is required to notify the company under F3subsection (1), (1A) or (1B) above; and that notice shall be given before the expiration of the period of fourteen days beginning with the day next following that on which that fact or matter comes to the company’s knowledge.
In this section 'share’ has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Companies Act or Part VIII of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 62(1)(1A)(1B) substituted for s. 62(1) by S.I. 1994/1696, reg. 36(1)
- F2
Words in s.62(2) substituted (5.1.1998) by S.I. 1997/2781, art. 8(1), Sch. Pt. I para.43(a) (with art. 7)
- F3
Words in s. 62(2) substituted (1.7.1994) by S.I. 1994/1696, reg. 36(2)
- F4
S. 62(3) inserted (1.7.1994) by S.I. 1994/1696, reg. 36(3)
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
- F1
Act repealed (1.12.2001) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments and Repeals) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3649), arts. 1, 3(1)(b)
Notes on Part II
Modifications
- C1
Pt. II (ss. 15-71) restricted (1.1.1993) by S.I. 1992/3218, reg65
Pt. II (ss. 15-71) extended (24.12.1996) by S.I. 1996/3011, reg. 3(1)(b), 10(1)