Anyone else not notice these changes to UK email/web laws

carju1 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-13-2007, 05:43 AM

I have to admit to not spotting these changes to the companies act.
http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file36201.doc if anyone wants to read the whole thing.

Quote:

From 1 January 2007, the Companies Act 1985 as amended requires the company's name to appear legibly in:
(a) all its business letters,
(b) all its notices and other official publications,
(c) on all its websites,
(d) all bills of exchange, promissory notes, endorsements, cheques, orders for money or goods purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the company, and
(e) all bills of parcels, invoices, receipts, letters of credit.
The information requirements for letters and order forms apply equally to electronic letters and order forms, with additional, less onerous requirements for websites.

In addition, the company's business letters, order forms and websites have to include fuller particulars, i.e.
(a) the company's place of registration and the number with which it is registered,
(b) the address of its registered office,

All these requirements apply whether the document is in hard copy or electronic or any other form.

So basically you have to have all registered details on web sites (if it has to be the home page or even a linked page isn't clear) and on all business letters sent by email (all though what counts as a business email isn't defined)

Julian

optimalwebsite · #2 (**permalink**) 02-13-2007, 05:57 AM

Yep, its come up in several of the business networking events I've been to. Major pain in the ass, it's not like there's not already enough beurocracy to wade through.

Keimos · #3 (**permalink**) 03-21-2007, 10:04 PM

Whats the problem, most good Companies do that as a matter of course.

Keimos