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Appendix 6. Bid documentation rules for the purposes of section 953 of the Companies Act 2006

For the purposes of section 953 of the Act, “offer document rules” and “response document rules” are those made in accordance with, respectively, paragraph 12(4) and paragraph 18(1) of Schedule 1C to the Act (see section 10(e) of the Introduction). The relevant parts of Rule 24 and Rule 25 are set out below. Rule 27 is also relevant to the extent set out in section 10(e) of the Introduction.

“Offer document rules”

Paragraph

Those parts of the Rule set out below which give effect to the paragraph

Paragraph 12(4)(a)

Rule 24.3(d)(v)

Paragraph 12(4)(b)

Rule 24.3(d)(ii)

Paragraph 12(4)(c)

Rule 24.3(d)(iv)

Paragraph 12(4)(d)

Rule 24.3(d)(v) and Note 4 on Rule 24.3

Paragraph 12(4)(e)

Rule 24.3(d)(xvii)

Paragraph 12(4)(f)

Rule 24.3(d)(iv)

Paragraph 12(4)(g)

Rule 24.4(a)(i), (ii)

Paragraph 12(4)(h)

Rule 24.3(d)(vi)

Paragraphs 12(4)(i) to (l)

Rule 24.2

Paragraph 12(4)(m)

Rule 24.7 (first phrase)

Paragraph 12(4)(n)

Rule 24.3(d)(xiv)

Paragraph 12(4)(o)

Rule 24.3(f)

Paragraph 12(4)(p)

Rule 24.3(d)(iii) and Note 3 on Rule 24.3

Paragraph 12(4)(q)

Rule 24.3(d)(xvi)

“Response document rules”

Paragraph 18(1)

Rule 25.1 and Rule 25.2(a)

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