Section 66: Punishment for destroying, mutilating, &c. company documents.

Companies Act 1989 · 1989 c. 40View on legislation.gov.uk

Part III: Investigations and Powers to Obtain Information

Section 450 of the Companies Act 1985 (punishment for destroying, mutilating, &c. company documents) is amended as follows.

In subsection (1) for the opening words down to "insurance company" substitute "An officer of a company, or of an insurance company", for "body's" substitute "company's" and for "the body" substitute "the company".

For subsection (4) substitute—

After that subsection insert—

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