daveh Posted January 28, 2007 Posted January 28, 2007 NEW COMPANY DISCLOSURE REGULATIONS FOR WEBSITES AND EMAIL Under new regulations that came into force on 1 January 2007, all companies and LLPS must include the information below, set out in legible characters, on their websites, electronic communications and order forms, or risk a fine. - Full corporate name- Place of registration- Registered number- Registered office address Electronic communications include faxes, emails and text messages if sent in a business context. For websites, the specified information does not need to appear on every page but it is recommended to be included in the 'Legal Information' or 'About Us' section. Such information is already required in business letters and order forms. The penalty for failure to comply with these new regulations could render the company - and possibly individual directors - liable to a fine. The additional disclosure requirements of the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2013) and the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/2334) are not affected. These cover email addresses, membership details of any trade or professional association and VAT numbers, with specific provisions concerning trading names and for sales to consumers. These changes are introduced by The Companies (Registrar, Languages and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/3429) and are part of the programme to reform company law under the Companies Act 2006 - the largest piece of UK legislation to date. Checklist - does the following contain the requisite information? - Stationery, order forms and websites- Emails and fax templates- Any other third party websites under the company's control e.g. trade directories
pscandrett Posted January 28, 2007 Posted January 28, 2007 NEW COMPANY DISCLOSURE REGULATIONS FOR WEBSITES AND EMAILThe best discussion I've seen about this is on usenet on my ISP's support newsgroup - link to google groups here: http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.net.pr...33efac61897c2c9 Basically I'm not sure it /does/ apply to all email... out of interest, was your source theregister's article too?
Ynot Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 NEW COMPANY DISCLOSURE REGULATIONS FOR WEBSITES AND EMAILHmmm.... Wonder if that applies to charitable status organisations operating as a not-for-profit business..... :)
bruce Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 Wonder if that applies to charitable status organisations operating as a not-for-profit business..... It's part of the Companies Act, so applies to Limited Companies as defined under that Act...
Ynot Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 Wonder if that applies to charitable status organisations operating as a not-for-profit business.....It's part of the Companies Act, so applies to Companies as defined under that Act...Guess I'll have to investigate this, then.....Though our web site and official stationery does have all the above info on....
j_pilborough Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 From a consumer point of view, sounds like a good step forward for hunting down dodgy e-commerce sites hiding behind feedback forms etc.
Ynot Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 From a consumer point of view, sounds like a good step forward for hunting down dodgy e-commerce sites hiding behind feedback forms etc.May also mean an end to some of the schoolboy 'businesses'...though I somehow doubt it!!
bruce Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 From a consumer point of view, sounds like a good step forward for hunting down dodgy e-commerce sites hiding behind feedback forms etc. Don't see it making a huge difference in that arena. Irrespective of the implications of this new legislation, there is already a requirement (*) under the 1998 Data Protection Act to give a registered name and postal address at the point where you collect any personal data. So there already is a legal requirement to display this data. I suspect that companies who are flouting the existing legislation won't be too bothered by the new laws... (*) My understanding is that although this may not be explicitly stated in the DPA, the guidance from the Office of the Information Commissioner states that such info should be provided at the point of collection of personal data. May also mean an end to some of the schoolboy 'businesses'... I don't see why - the new ruling only applies to limited companies.
Bryson Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 The most famous of the "Schoolboy businesses"* already display his address, so at least he's doing something right! *=Mentioning no names, obviously. It makes him ever so mad...
Suzette Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 A query? Most of our stationery, letterheads, comp slips etc. do have all the required info but for purchase orders they are not "company printed".They do have the name, address, tel and email contacts printed on them but not the - Full corporate name- Place of registration- Registered number- Registered office address Do I assume from this post that they are not legal as such? Or rather that we are not complying with the law by not providing the information.Does this apply when the company I am ordering from has the information about us anyway, on the trade account forms that were completed when opening an account with the company?
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