# The Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations 2001, Paragraph 6

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(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.
(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).
(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—
(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);
(b) any reference to a company is to be taken to be a reference to an open-ended investment company;
(c) any reference to members is to be taken to be a reference to shareholders of an open-ended investment company;
(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;
(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;
(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;
(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;
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(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;
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1228/schedule/6/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/open-ended-investment-companies-regulations-2001/schedule-6/paragraph-6
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