HL Deb 27 October 1981 vol 424 cc1044-5

172 After Clause 73 insert the following new clause:

("Old public companies.

Supplemental

. Subject to section 34(l) of this Act, any reference in this Act to a public company or to a company other than a private company shall unless the context otherwise requires be construed as including a reference to an old public company (within the meaning of section 8 of the 1980 Act) and any reference to a private company shall be construed accordingly.").

173 Clause 78, page 77, line 40, leave out (","public company" and "the statutory maximum"") and insert ("and "public company"").

Lord Lyell

My Lords, on behalf of my noble and learned friend Lord Mackay, and with the leave of the House, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 172 and 173. These are consequential on amendments which he moved earlier.

Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said amendments.—(Lord Lyell.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.