(1) This Act applies to NHS foundation trusts as it applies to companies within the meaning of this Act.

(2) References in this Act to a company, or to a director or officer of a company, include, respectively, references to an NHS foundation trust or to a director or officer of the trust; but references to shadow directors are omitted.

(2A) In relation to an NHS foundation trust, this Act applies as if -

(a) sections 6(1)(a)(ii) and (3)(d), 7(2)(b) and 11A were omitted;

(b) references in sections 7(4)(a), 8ZB(2) and 15A(3)(b) to a company which has been dissolved without becoming insolvent were omitted.

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