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If you are thinking about setting up a business, and need it done quickly and easily with no additional requirements, then this package is the perfect choice.
This package is a cheap and efficient way to begin business, and includes the provision of a registered office address in London for the duration of one year.
This package is a not expensive and efficient way to begin business, and includes the provision of a registered office address in London and a nominee secretary for the duration of one year.
This package is one of the most cost effective and the efficient way to start a UK company, which includes a registered office address in London, a nominee secretary, and a nominee director for the duration of one year.
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Private Company Limited by Shares:

  • A private company limited by shares in England and Wales must have at least one director, one shareholder, and may have a secretary.

  • You need at least one person to form this type of company. If there is only one director, and that director is a natural person in your company, that director can also act as the secretary.

  • A company must have at least one director who is a natural person. This requirement is met if the office of director is held by a natural person as a corporation sole or otherwise by virtue of an office.

  • You can register a sole director' company, if you are familiar with the secretaries duties and responsibilities, because all of them belongs to a sole director.

  • The directors and secretary of your company can also be shareholders.

  • The Companies Act imposes no restriction on the minimum age of company directors. However Companies House will actively discourage the appointment of anyone under the age of 16 from taking up a company directorship on the grounds that the individuals concerned may not fully understand the legal liabilities that go with the position and for the most part will not have the experience necessary to perform the duties of a company director.

  • Under the Companies Act 2006, there is no restriction on any or all of the members/shareholders being from an overseas country (i.e. outside the United Kingdom in terms of residency, domicile, citizenship, place of incorporation or all or any of those concepts).

  • There is no requirement for the officers of your company to be UK citizens or residents, nor for them to hold valid work permits.

  • Owning, or being an officer of a UK company does not, however, grant you any right to live or work in the UK if you are a foreign national.

  • Your company must have a registered office address within England or Wales; this is the official address of your company and will be on the public record as such.

  • Your company must hold its official company documents at its registered office address: its register of shareholders, and its constitutional documents.

  • So long as you maintain a registered office address in England or Wales, you can conduct your business from any place in the world: you do not have to run your business from your registered office address.

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    This is actually a pretty good reason to incorporate in Delaware or Nevada. In fact, you could be a foreigner from Lebanon, never setting foot on American soil, form a Delaware corporation and no one would know who you are! However, many states will require the owners and/or officers and/or directors information while operating in that state (as a foreign corp.). Besides, how many small businesses require anonymity? Incorporate, incorporation, incorporating, incorporation services, incorporating services, incorporate Wyoming business online, incorporating Oregon business, New York LLC formation, Louisiana limited liability corporation, Texas articles of incorporation, Florida company incorporation, California non profit corporation, corporate name search offshore, BVI corporate name availability, Seychelles corporate name registration.
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    A business may be conducted by a company as an entity in its own right and comes into existence by incorporation under companies legislation which also regulates the running of the company and sets out the duties of its officers. In recent years trading trusts have been commonly used as the structure for carrying on a business with their main objective of tax minimization. A trust requires a trustee to act on behalf of a trust and it has been preferable to have a company newly incorporated to act as the trustee as it is believed that this limits the liability of the trust to the paid-up capital of the Trustee Company. A trust is formed by a gift or settlement being made to the trustee on behalf of the, as yet unformed, trust. A solicitor draws up a Trust Deed setting out the powers and formalizing the administration of the trust. The trust has beneficiaries rather than shareholders as in a company, who are entitled to distributions of capital and/or income and these distributions, are controlled by the trustee.
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    This is one of our most popular packages with worldwide customers, and includes: -

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  • Our Deluxe package is a fast and easy option, it is ideal for the UK, EU, and international small to medium businesses who wish to appoint a nominee director and a nominee secretary in order to maintain the anonymity of the real owner, and it includes: -

  • Incorporation of your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses in London, our nominee director and nominee secretary. We can appoint your own candidate(s) to the role of shareholder(s), or you can appoint a nominee sharholder provided by Coddan;
  • The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);
  • The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
    • The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);
    • The provision of a nominee secretary for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our nominee secretary service is charged annually);
    • The provision of a nominee director for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our nominee director service is charged annually);

    The following two hard bound copies of corporate documents, will be send by post to you upon formation of your private limited company: -

  • A laminated copy of the certificate of incorporation of your company;
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • A hard bound copy of the minutes of the first meeting of directors;
  • Share certificates, and your company register;
  • The general power of attorney signed by a nominee director;
  • Pre-signed, undated resignation letter from a nominee director;
  • The agreement for the provision of nominee service and indemnification of nominee.
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  • This is our most popular package with the UK residents, and includes: -

  • The registration of your company from scratch using your own registered office address, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, secretary (if needed), and shareholder;
  • The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);
  • The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
  • The following documents, which need to be printed and signed, will be e-mailed to you upon formation of your company: -

  • A certificate of incorporation (requires PDF file reader);
  • The memorandum & articles of association (requires PDF file reader);
  • The first meeting of the board of directors (requires PDF file reader);
  • Share certificates and a company register (requires PDF file reader).
  • *If you do not have an a valid address in the UK, which can be used as the registered office address for your company, please check our Economy package. The non-UK address cannot be acceptable as the office address for the UK company.

    This is our most popular package with the UK and EU residents, and includes: -

  • The registration your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, secretary (if needed), and shareholder;
  • The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);
  • The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
    • The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);

    The following documents, which need to be printed and signed, will be e-mailed to you upon formation of your company: -

  • A certificate of incorporation (requires PDF file reader);
  • The memorandum & articles of association (requires PDF file reader);
  • The first meeting of the board of directors (requires PDF file reader);
  • Share certificates and a company register (requires PDF file reader).
  • This is another one very popular package with worldwide customers, and includes: -

  • The formation of a company limited by guarantee usually takes as little as five to seven working days from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The incorporation your BVI company limited by guarantee from scratch using our registered agent & registered office address, and appoint your own candidate to the role of a members;
  • The government and initiation fees for incorporation are included in the price of this package;
  • The search for a company name availability, confirmation, and reservation;
  • An original certificate of incorporation
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum & articles of association
  • The preparation and submission of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • A local registered office address and a local registered agent for 12 months are included in the price of this package (our registered agent & office address service are charged annually);
  • The provision of a nominee director for one year is also included in the price of this package (our nominee director service is charged annually);

  • To receive an original of the certificate of incorporation from the Companies Registrar usually takes as little as two to three days from the time of incorporation.
  • The following hard bound copy of corporate documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your company limited by guarantee: -

  • An original certificate of incorporation;
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • The minutes of the first meeting of the board of directors;
  • A completed register of directors and members;
  • An elegant printed membership certificates;
  • A pliers seal.
  • The general power of attorney signed by a nominee director (additional fee applies);
  • Pre-signed, undated resignation letter from a nominee director;
  • The agreement for the provision of a nominee service and indemnification of nominee.
  • This is our most popular package with international customers, and includes: -

  • The formation of a company limited by guarantee usually takes as little as five to seven working days from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The registration your BVI company limited by guarantee from scratch using our registered agent & registered office address, and appoint our own candidates to the role of a nominee director and a nominee member;
  • The government and initiation fees for incorporation are included in the price of this package;
  • The search for a company name availability, confirmation, and reservation;
  • The preparation and submission of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • A local registered office address and a local registered agent for one year are included in the price of this package (our registered agent & office address service are charged annually);
  • The provision of a nominee director for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our nominee director service is charged annually);
  • A completed register of directors and members
  • The provision of a nominee member for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our nominee member service is charged annually);

  • To receive an original of the certificate of incorporation from the Companies Registrar usually takes as little as two to three days from the time of incorporation.
  • The following hard bound copy of corporate documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your company limited by guarantee: -

  • An original certificate of incorporation;
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • The minutes of the first meeting of the board of directors;
  • A completed register of directors and members;
  • An elegant printed membership certificates;
  • A pliers seal.
  • Pre-signed, undated letters of resignation from a nominee director and a nominee member;
  • A general power of attorney signed by a nominee director (additional fee applies);
  • A declaration of trust from a nominee member;
  • An indemnity letter for the power of attorney;
  • A nominee agreement which provides for the indemnification of the nominees.
  • This is another one of our most popular packages for small and medium size businesses, such as those being run by a sole director from home, and for companies owned by overseas residents who still need a local registered office address, but would rather not open a local office in the UK;

    This package is often chosen by such customers, who are looking to minimise a sole director' personal liability (and who are not quite familiar with the UK corporate legislation), because this package includes thye provision of a nominee secretary for 12 months. This package is also includes: -

  • The registration your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, and shareholder;
  • The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);
  • The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
    • The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);
    • The provision of a nominee secretary for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our nominee secretary service is charged annually);

    The following hard bound copy of the corporate documents, will be send by post to you, upon formation of your private limited company: -

  • A laminated copy of the certificate of incorporation of your company;
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • A hard bound copy of the minutes of the first meeting of directors;
  • Share certificates, and your company register.
  • This is another one very popular package with worldwide customers, and includes: -

  • The formation of a limited partnership usually takes as little as five to seven working days from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The incorporation your BVI offshore limited partnership from scratch using our registered agent & registered office address, and appoint your own candidate to the role of a general partner;
  • The government and initiation fees for registration are included in the price of this package;
  • The search for a limited partnership name availability, confirmation, and reservation;
  • The preparation and submission of the partnership agreement;
  • A local registered office address and a local registered agent for 12 months are included in the price of this package (our registered agent & office address service are charged annually);
  • The provision of a nominee limited partner for one year is also included in the price of this package (our nominee limited partner service is charged annually);

  • To receive an original of the certificate of incorporation from the Companies Registrar usually takes as little as two to three days from the time of incorporation.
  • The following hard bound copy of corporate documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your offshore company: -

  • An original certificate of incorporation;
  • A hard bound copy of the partnership agreement;
  • The minutes of the first meeting of the board of partners;
  • A completed register of partners;
  • An elegant printed membership certificates;
  • A pliers seal;
  • The general power of attorney signed by a nominee limited partner (additional fee applies);
  • Pre-signed, undated resignation letter from a nominee limited partner;
  • The agreement for the provision of a nominee service and indemnification of nominee.
  • This is our most popular package with international customers, and includes: -

    This is our most popular package with international customers, and includes: -

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    SCHEDULE 4
    Sections 29 and 30. 
     Authorisation and Approval
     

    Part I
     
    Authorisation of Bodies
        1.—(1)  Any professional or other body which wishes to become an authorised body for the purposes of section 27 or 28 ("the applicant") shall send to the Advisory Committee—
      (a)  a draft of the qualification regulations which it proposes to apply to those of its members to whom it wishes to grant—

        (i)  any right of audience; or

        (ii)  any right to conduct litigation;
      (b)  a draft of the rules of conduct which it proposes to apply to those of its members exercising any such right granted by it; and
      (c)  a statement of the rights which it proposes to grant ("the proposed rights") and in relation to which it wishes to have those regulations and rules approved.
        (2)  Those documents shall be accompanied by such explanatory material (including material about the applicant's constitution and activities) as the applicant considers is likely to be needed by the Advisory Committee if the Committee is to carry out its functions under this Part of this Schedule properly.

        (3)  The applicant shall provide the Advisory Committee with such additional information as the Committee may reasonably require.

        (4)  It shall be the duty of the Advisory Committee to consider the applicant's draft qualification regulations and rules of conduct in relation to the proposed rights.

        (5)  When it has completed its consideration, the Advisory Committee shall advise the applicant of the extent to which (if at all) the draft regulations or rules should, in the Committee's opinion, be amended in order to make them better designed—
      (a)  to further the statutory objective; or
      (b)  to comply with the general principle.
        (6)  In subsequently making its qualification regulations and rules of conduct, with a view to applying for authorisation for the purposes of section 27 or 28, the applicant shall have regard to any advice given to it by the Advisory Committee under this paragraph.
     
    Submission to Lord Chancellor
        2.—(1)  Where the applicant has complied with paragraph 1 and wishes to proceed with its application for authorisation, it shall apply to the Lord Chancellor for its qualification regulations and rules of conduct to be approved in relation to the proposed rights.

        (2)  An application under this paragraph shall—
      (a)  be in writing;
      (b)  specify whether approval is sought for the purposes of section 27 or 28; and
      (c)  be accompanied by—

        (i)  a copy of the regulations and rules;

        (ii)  such explanatory material as the applicant considers is likely to be needed for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule; and

        (iii)  a statement of the proposed rights.
        (3)  The applicant shall provide the Lord Chancellor with such additional information as he may reasonably require.

        (4)  On receipt of such an application, the Lord Chancellor shall—
      (a)  send a copy of the application and of any documents provided under sub-paragraph (2)(c) or (3) to the Advisory Committee and to each of the designated judges; and
      (b)  ask the Committee for advice as to whether the regulations and rules should be approved for the purposes of section 27 or 28.
     
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        3.—(1)  The Lord Chancellor shall also send copies of the documents mentioned in paragraph 2(4)(a) to the Director.

        (2)  The Director shall consider whether the regulations and rules would have, or would be likely to have, the effect of restricting, distorting or preventing competition to any significant extent.

        (3)  When the Director has completed his consideration he shall give such advice to the Lord Chancellor as he thinks fit.

        (4)  The Director may publish any advice given by him under this paragraph.

        (5)  The Director shall, so far as practicable, exclude from anything published under sub-paragraph (4) any matter which relates to the affairs of a particular person (other than the applicant) the publication of which would, or might in the Director's opinion, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that person.
        4.    Section 46 shall apply in relation to the investigation of any matter with a view to its consideration under paragraph 3, as it applies in relation to the investigation of any matter under section 45.
     
    Approval by Lord Chancellor and designated judges
        5.—(1)  When he has received the advice of the Advisory Committee and that of the Director, the Lord Chancellor shall send a copy of the advice to the applicant.

        (2)  The applicant shall be allowed a period of 28 days, beginning with the day on which the copy is sent to him, to make representations about the advice—
      (a)  to the Lord Chancellor; or
      (b)  where the Lord Chancellor appoints a person for the purposes of this sub-paragraph, to that person.
        (3)  When the period of 28 days has expired the Lord Chancellor shall consider, in the light of the advice and of any representations duly made by the applicant under sub-paragraph (2)—
      (a)  whether the regulations and rules should be approved for the purposes of section 27 or 28; and
      (b)  whether the application should be approved.
        (4)  When the Lord Chancellor has complied with sub-paragraph (3) he shall—
      (a)  send to each designated judge a copy of—

        (i)  the advice; and

        (ii)  any representations duly made by the applicant under sub-paragraph (2); and
      (b)  inform each of those judges of the answers which he proposes to give to the questions which he has considered under sub-paragraph (3).
        (5)  It shall then be the duty of each designated judge to consider the regulations and rules and, in the light of the other material sent to him by the Lord Chancellor under sub-paragraph (4), to consider the questions considered by the Lord Chancellor under sub-paragraph (3).

        (6)  The applicant shall provide each designated judge with such additional information about the regulations and rules as he may reasonably require.

        (7)  If the Lord Chancellor, or any of the designated judges, is satisfied that approving the application would be incompatible with the statutory objective or the general principle (whether because of any provision of the regulations or rules, or for any other reason), he shall refuse to approve the application.

        (8)  When each designated judge has discharged his duties under this paragraph he shall notify the Lord Chancellor in writing both of his decision and of his reasons for reaching it.

        (9)  When—
      (a)  the Lord Chancellor has discharged his duties under this paragraph; and
      (b)  the designated judges have notified him of their decisions,
    the Lord Chancellor shall notify the applicant of the result of its application.

        (10)  If the Lord Chancellor or any of the designated judges has refused to approve the application it shall fail.

        (11)  The Lord Chancellor shall, if the applicant applies to him in writing, notify the applicant of—
      (a)  his reasons for reaching his decision; and
      (b)  the reasons given by each designated judge for reaching his decision.
     

    Part II
     
    Approval Required by Section 29
     
    Submission of proposals to Advisory Committee
        6.—(1)  Where an authorised body proposes to make any alteration to its qualification regulations or rules of conduct which is required by section 29(3) to be approved under this Part of this Schedule, it shall send to the Advisory Committee a copy of—
      (a)  its qualification regulations;
      (b)  its rules of conduct; and
      (c)  the proposed amending regulations or rules.
        (2)  Where an authorised body proposes to make any alteration in the rights granted by it which calls for its qualification regulations and rules of conduct to be approved under section 29(4), it shall send to the Advisory Committee a copy of—
      (a)  its qualification regulations;
      (b)  its rules of conduct; and
      (c)  a statement of the proposed alteration to the rights in question.
        (3)  The documents sent to the Advisory Committee by the authorised body under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) shall be accompanied by such explanatory material as it considers is likely to be needed by the Advisory Committee in order for the Committee to be able to understand fully the implications of the proposed alteration.

        (4)  The applicant shall provide the Advisory Committee with such additional information as the Committee may reasonably require.
     
    Consideration by Advisory Committee
        7.—(1)  It shall be the duty of the Advisory Committee to consider the applicant's regulations and rules and the proposed alteration.

        (2)  When it has completed its consideration, the Advisory Committee shall advise the applicant of the extent to which (if at all) its qualification regulations or rules of conduct should, in the Committee's opinion, be amended in order better to—
      (a)  further the statutory objective; or
      (b)  comply with the general principle.
     
    Submission to Lord Chancellor
        8.—(1)  If, after—
      (a)  receiving the Advisory Committee's advice; and
      (b)  making the alteration in question,
    the applicant wishes the approval required by section 29(3) or (as the case may be) (4) to be given, it shall apply to the Lord Chancellor under this paragraph.

        (2)  An application under this paragraph shall—
      (a)  be in writing;
      (b)  specify the purposes for which approval is sought; and
      (c)  be accompanied by—

        (i)  a copy of the amending regulations or rules or (as the case may be) of the statement mentioned in paragraph 6(2)(c) ("the statement"); and

        (ii)  such explanatory material as the applicant considers is likely to be needed for the implications of the alteration to be fully understood.
        (3)  The applicant shall provide the Lord Chancellor with such additional information as he may reasonably require.

        (4)  On receipt of such an application, the Lord Chancellor shall—
      (a)  send a copy of the application and of any documents provided under sub-paragraph (2)(c) or (3) to the Advisory Committee and to each of the designated judges; and
      (b)  refer the application to the Committee for advice.
     
    Advice of the Director General of Fair Trading
        9.—(1)  The Lord Chancellor shall also send a copy of the documents mentioned in paragraph 8(4)(a) to the Director.

        (2)  The Director shall consider whether the amending regulations or rules would have, or would be likely to have, the effect of restricting, distorting or preventing competition to any significant extent.

        (3)  When the Director has completed his consideration he shall give such advice to the Lord Chancellor as he thinks fit.

        (4)  The Director may publish any advice given by him under this paragraph.

        (5)  The Director shall, so far as practicable, exclude from anything published under sub-paragraph (4) any matter which relates to the affairs of a particular person (other than the applicant) the publication of which would, or might in the Director's opinion, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that person.
        10.    Section 46 shall apply in relation to the investigation of any matter with a view to its consideration under paragraph 9, as it applies in relation to the investigation of any matter under section 45.
     
    Approval by Lord Chancellor and designated judges
        11.—(1)  When he has received the advice of the Advisory Committee and that of the Director, the Lord Chancellor shall send a copy of the advice to the applicant.

        (2)  The applicant shall be allowed a period of 28 days, beginning with the day on which the copy is sent to him, to make representations about the advice—
      (a)  to the Lord Chancellor; or
      (b)  where the Lord Chancellor appoints a person for the purposes of this sub-paragraph, to that person.
        (3)  When the period of 28 days has expired the Lord Chancellor shall consider, in the light of the advice and of any representations duly made by the applicant under sub-paragraph (2) whether the approval required by section 29(3) or (4) should be given.

        (4)  When the Lord Chancellor has complied with sub-paragraph (3) he shall—
      (a)  send to each designated judge a copy of—

        (i)  the advice; and

        (ii)  any representations duly made by the applicant under sub-paragraph (2);
      (b)  inform each designated judge as to whether he proposes to give the required approval; and
      (c)  where he proposes to withhold that approval, inform each designated judge of his reason for doing so.
        (5)  It shall then be the duty of each designated judge to consider, in the light of the material sent to him by the Lord Chancellor under sub-paragraph (4), whether the required approval should be given.

        (6)  The applicant shall provide each designated judge with such additional information as may reasonably be required.

        (7)  If the Lord Chancellor, or any of the designated judges, is satisfied that the alteration is incompatible with the statutory objective or the general principle, he shall refuse to give the required approval.

        (8)  When each designated judge has discharged his duties under this paragraph he shall notify the Lord Chancellor in writing both of his decision and of his reasons for reaching it.

        (9)  When—
      (a)  the Lord Chancellor has discharged his duties under this paragraph; and
      (b)  the designated judges have notified him of their decisions,
    the Lord Chancellor shall notify the applicant of the result of its application.

        (10)  If the Lord Chancellor or any of the designated judges refuses to give the required approval, the alteration in question shall not have effect.

        (11)  The Lord Chancellor shall, if the applicant applies to him in writing, notify the applicant of—
      (a)  his reasons for reaching his decision; and
      (b)  the reasons given by each designated judge for reaching his decision.
     

    Part III
     
    Revocation of Designation of Authorised Body
     
    Role of Advisory Committee
        12.—(1)  Where the Lord Chancellor is considering whether to recommend the making of a revoking Order by virtue of section 30(2)(c) or is advised by one or more of the designated judges that there are grounds for making such a recommendation, he shall seek the advice of the Advisory Committee.

        (2)  The Advisory Committee shall carry out such investigations with respect to the authorised body concerned as it considers appropriate.

        (3)  Where—
      (a)  the Lord Chancellor has not sought the advice of the Advisory Committee under sub-paragraph (1); but
      (b)  the Committee has reason to believe that there may be grounds for recommending that an Order be made under section 30(2)(c) with respect to an authorised body,
    it may carry out such investigations with respect to the authorised body as it considers appropriate.

        (4)  On concluding any investigation carried out under sub-paragraph (2) or (3), the Advisory Committee shall—
      (a)  advise the Lord Chancellor as to whether or not there appear to be grounds for recommending the making of an Order under section 30 with respect to the authorised body concerned; and
      (b)  if its advice is that there appear to be such grounds, advise the Lord Chancellor as to the transitional and incidental provision (if any) which it considers should be made under section 30(4) with respect to the authorised body concerned.
     
    Duty to comply with requests for information
        13.—(1)  Where the Advisory Committee is carrying out an investigation under paragraph 12 it may require the authorised body concerned to provide it with such information, including copies of such documents, as it may reasonably require for the purposes of the investigation.

        (2)  No person shall be required under sub-paragraph (1) to provide any information, or produce any copy of a document, which he could not be compelled to provide or produce in civil proceedings before a court.

        (3)  Where an authorised body fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a request made to it by the Committee under sub-paragraph (1), section 30(2)(c) shall be taken to have been satisfied in relation to that body.
     
    Notice to authorised body
        14.—(1)  If the Advisory Committee advises the Lord Chancellor that there are grounds for recommending the making of an Order under section 30 with respect to an authorised body, the Lord Chancellor shall send written notice of that advice, and of the effect of such an Order, to that body.

        (2)  Any such notice shall invite the authorised body to make representations in writing to the Lord Chancellor or such person as he may appoint for the purpose.

        (3)  Any such representations must be made before the end of the period of three months beginning with the date on which the notice was given.
     
    Notice to members of authorised body
        15.—(1)  Where—
      (a)  the Lord Chancellor has given notice to any authorised body under paragraph 14(1); or
      (b)  is proposing to recommend the making of an Order with respect to an authorised body under section 30, by virtue of subsection (2)(a) or (b) of that section,
    he shall take such steps as are reasonably practicable to bring the matter to the attention of the members of the authorised body and of any other persons who, in his opinion, are likely to be affected by any Order made under section 30 with respect to that body.

        (2)  Any such steps shall include inviting those members and other persons to make representations to the Lord Chancellor or (as the case may be) to the person appointed by him for the purpose.

        (3)  Any such representations—
      (a)  shall, except in such circumstances as the Lord Chancellor may specify, be in writing; and
      (b)  must be made before the end of the period of three months beginning with such date as may be fixed by the Lord Chancellor.
     
    Consideration by Lord Chancellor and designated judges
        16.—(1)  It shall be the duty of the Lord Chancellor to consider—
      (a)  any advice given to him by the Advisory Committee under paragraph 12; and
      (b)  any representations duly made under paragraph 14 or 15.
        (2)  Having done so, the Lord Chancellor shall—
      (a)  send to each of the designated judges a copy of any such advice and of any such representations (including a note of any oral representations); and
      (b)  inform each of them of his view as to whether or not, having regard to the general principle, the making of an Order under section 30 with respect to the authorised body in question should be recommended.
        (3)  It shall be the duty of each of the designated judges—
      (a)  to consider the information sent to him by the Lord Chancellor, having regard to the general principle;
      (b)  to inform the Lord Chancellor of his own decision in the matter; and
      (c)  to give his reasons, in writing, for his decision.
        (4)  No Order under section 30 shall be made with respect to the authorised body unless the Lord Chancellor and each of the designated judges have decided that it should be made.
     
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