Company Law Reform Bill [HL]

moved Amendment No. 372:"After Clause 519, insert the following new clause—" ““MEANING OF ““QUOTED COMPANY”” (1)   For the purposes of this Chapter a company is a quoted company if it is a quoted company in accordance with section 363 (quoted and unquoted companies for the purposes of Part 15) in relation to the financial year to which the accounts to be laid at the next accounts meeting relate. (2)   The provisions of subsections (4) to (6) of that section (power to amend definition by regulations) apply in relation to the provisions of this Chapter as in relation to the provisions of that Part.”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, this is a minor technical amendment. It brings the definition of a quoted company in Part 15, including the provisions for amending that definition, into chapter 5 of Part 16. I beg to move. On Question, amendment agreed to. Clause 520 [Provisions protecting auditors from liability]: