Month: May 2019

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The Proxy Advisors (Shareholders’ Rights) Regulations 2019

These Regulations implement the obligations of a Member State laid down in Article 3(j) of Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies (OJ L 184, 14.7.2007, p 17). Article 3j of Directive 2007/36/EC was inserted, together with Chapter 1a and the rest of Chapter 1b, by Article 1(3) of Directive (EU) 2017/828 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 amending Directive 2007/36/EC as regards the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement (OJ L 132, 20.5.2017, p. 1).

Link: The Proxy Advisors (Shareholders’ Rights) Regulations 2019
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

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Press release: Boost for housing market as Japan’s biggest housebuilder, Sekisui House, moves into UK

Japan’s biggest housebuilder will move into the UK housing market with immediate effect after striking a multi-million pound deal that will see it work with Homes England and Urban Splash to deliver thousands of new homes across England.

Link: Press release: Boost for housing market as Japan’s biggest housebuilder, Sekisui House, moves into UK
Source: Gov Press Releases

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The Electronic Communications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(a) to (c), (e), and (g)) arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union.

Link: The Electronic Communications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

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The Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education (England) Regulations 2019

These regulations give effect to the duty on the Secretary of State in section 34 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 to make provision by regulations requiring relationships education to be provided to pupils of compulsory school age receiving primary education and relationships and sex education to be provided to pupils receiving secondary education. The regulations also exercise the power, in section 35 of the 2017 Act, to require health education to be provided to all pupils of compulsory school age receiving primary education in state-funded schools and all pupils receiving secondary education in state-funded schools.

Link: The Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education (England) Regulations 2019
Source: Legislation .gov.uk