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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/open-ended-investment-companies-regulations-2001/schedule-6/paragraph-6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1228",
  "legislation_title": "The Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/open-ended-investment-companies-regulations-2001",
  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The provisions of the Companies Act 2006 referred to in paragraph 5 have effect with such modifications as are necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this Schedule.\n(2) In particular, any reference in those provisions to a merger by absorption, a merger by formation of a new company or a division is to be taken to be a reference to a scheme falling within sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph 4(1).\n(3) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1), the following references in those provisions have effect as follows, unless the context otherwise requires—\n(a) any reference to a scheme is to be taken to be a reference to a scheme falling within any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph 4(1);\n(b) any reference to a company is to be taken to be a reference to an open-ended investment company;\n(c) any reference to members is to be taken to be a reference to shareholders of an open-ended investment company;\n(d) any reference to the registered office of a company is to be taken to be a reference to the head office of an open-ended investment company;\n(e) any reference to the ... articles of a company is to be taken to be a reference to the instrument of incorporation of an open-ended investment company;\n(f) any reference to a report under section 593 of the 2006 Act (public company: valuation of non-cash consideration for shares) is to be taken to be a reference to any report with respect to the valuation of any non-cash consideration given for shares in an open-ended investment company which may be required by FCA rules;\n(g) any reference to annual accounts is to be taken to be a reference to the accounts contained in the annual report of an open-ended investment company;\n(h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(i) any reference to the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as to balance sheets forming part of a company’s annual accounts is to be taken to be a reference to any requirements arising by virtue of FCA rules as to balance sheets drawn up for the purposes of the accounts contained in the annual report of an open-ended investment company;\n(j) any reference to paid up capital is to be taken to be a reference to the share capital of an open-ended investment company.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 6 para. 6(1) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 223(5)(a) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 6 para. 6(2) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 223(5)(b) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 6 para. 6(3)(e) omitted (12.5.2011) by virtue of The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1265), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 33(a) (with Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 6 para. 6(3)(f) substituted (12.5.2011) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1265), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 33(b) (with Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Regulations substituted (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/472), Sch. 2 para. 41(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Sch. 6 para. 6(3)(h) omitted (6.4.2008) by virtue of The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 223(5)(c)(i) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 6 para. 6(3)(i) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 223(5)(c)(ii) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1228/schedule/6/paragraph/6",
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  },
  "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."
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