Section 57: Attempted evasion of s. 56 to be void.

Companies Act 1985 · 1985 c. 6View on legislation.gov.uk

Companies Act 1985
- Section 56: Matters to be stated, and reports to be set out, in prospectus.
- Section 58: Document offering shares etc. for sale deemed a prospectus.

Part III: Capital Issues — Chapter I: Issues by Companies Registered, or to be Registered, in Great Britain

A condition requiring or binding an applicant for shares in or debentures of a company to waive compliance with any requirement of section 56, or purporting to affect him with notice of any contract, document or matter not specifically referred to in the prospectus, is void.

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