Company Law Reform Bill [HL]

moved Amendments Nos. 487E and 487F:"After Clause 714, insert the following new clause—" ““RECTIFICATION OF REGISTER ON APPLICATION TO REGISTRAR (1)   The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations requiring the registrar, on application, to remove from the register material of a description specified in the regulations that— (a)   derives from anything invalid or ineffective or that was done without the authority of the company, or (b)   is factually inaccurate, or is derived from something that is factually inaccurate or forged. (2)   The regulations may make provision as to— (a)   who may make an application, (b)   the information to be included in and documents to accompany an application, (c)   the notice to be given of an application and of its outcome, (d)   a period in which objections to an application may be made, and (e)   how an application is to be determined. (3)   An application must— (a)   specify what is to be removed from the register and indicate where on the register it is, and (b)   be accompanied by a statement that the material specified in the application complies with this section and the regulations. (4)   If no objections are made to the application, the registrar may accept the statement as sufficient evidence that the material specified in the application should be removed from the register. (5)   Where anything is removed from the register under this section the registration of which had legal consequences as mentioned in section 714(3), any person appearing to the court to have a sufficient interest may apply to the court for such consequential orders as appear just with respect to the legal effect (if any) to be accorded to the material by virtue of its having appeared on the register. (6)   Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.”” After Clause 716, insert the following new clause— ““PUBLIC NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF CERTAIN MATERIAL FROM THE REGISTER (1)   The registrar must cause to be published— (a)   in the Gazette, or (b)   in accordance with section 734 (alternative means of giving public notice), notice of the removal from the register of any document subject to the Directive disclosure requirements (see section 699) or of any material derived from such a document. (2)   The notice must state the name and registered number of the company, the description of document and the date of receipt.”” On Question, amendments agreed to. Clause 739 [Application of Part to functions under other enactments]: