1 |
General introductory provisions (1-6)
Section 2: 6 April 2007 |
1 October 2009 |
2 |
Company formation (7-16) |
1 October 2009 |
3 |
A company’s constitution (17-38)
Sections 29 & 30: 1 October 2007 |
1 October 2009 |
4 |
A company’s capacity and related matters (39-52)
Section 44: 6 April 2008 |
1 October 2009 |
5 |
A company’s name (53-85)
Sections 69 to 74: 1 October 2008
Sections 82 to 85: 1 October 2008 |
1 October 2009 |
6 |
A company’s registered office (86-88) |
1 October 2009 |
7 |
Re-registration as a means of altering a company’s status (89-111) |
1 October 2009 |
8 |
A company’s members (112-144)
Sections 116 to 119: 1 October 2007
Sections 121 & 128: 6 April 2008 |
1 October 2009 |
9 |
Exercise of members’ rights (145-153) |
1 October 2007 |
10 |
A company’s directors (154-259)
Sections 155 to 159: 1 October 2008
Sections 162 to 167: 1 October 2009
Sections 175 to 177: 1 October 2008
Sections 180(1), (2)(in part), & (4)(b), and 181(2) & (3): 1 October 2008
Sections 182 to 187: 1 October 2008
Sections 240 to 247: 1 October 2009 |
1 October 2007 |
11 |
Derivative claims and proceedings by members (260-269) |
1 October 2007 |
12 |
Company secretaries (270-280)
Section 270(3)(b)(ii): 1 October 2009
Sections 275 to 279: 1 October 2009 |
6 April 2008 |
13 |
Resolutions and meetings (281-361)
Sections 308 & 309: 20 January 2007
Section 333: 20 January 2007
Sections 327(2)(c) & 330(6)(c) are not being commenced for the time being.
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1 October 2007 |
14 |
Control of political donations and expenditure (362-379)
Provisions relating to independent election candidates: 1 October 2008
Part 14 comes into force in Northern Ireland on 1 November 2007, except for provisions relating to independent election candidates. |
1 October 2007 |
15 |
Accounts and reports (380-474)
Section 417: 1 October 2007
Section 463: 20 January 2007 for reports and statements first sent to members and others after that date |
6 April 2008 |
16 |
Audit (475-539)
Sections 485 to 488: 1 October 2007 |
6 April 2008 |
17 |
A company’s share capital (540-657)
Section 544: 6 April 2008
Sections 641(1)(a) & (2)-(6), 642, 643 & 652: 1 October 2008
Section 654: 1 October 2008 |
1 October 2009 |
18 |
Acquisition by limited company of its own shares (658-737)
Repeal of the restrictions under the Companies Act 1985 on financial assistance for acquisition of shares in private companies, including the “whitewash” procedure: 1 October 2008 |
1 October 2009 |
19 |
Debentures (738-754) |
6 April 2008 |
20 |
Private and public companies (755-767) |
6 April 2008 |
21 |
Certification and transfer of securities (768-790) |
6 April 2008 |
22 |
Information about interests in a company’s shares (791-828)
Sections 811(4), 812, 814: 6 April 2008 |
20 January 2007 |
23 |
Distributions (829-853) |
6 April 2008 |
24 |
A company’s annual return (854-859) |
1 October 2009 |
25 |
Company charges (860-894) |
1 October 2009 |
26 |
Arrangements and reconstructions (895-901) |
6 April 2008 |
27 |
Mergers and divisions of public companies (902-941) |
6 April 2008 |
28 |
Takeovers etc (942-992) |
6 April 2007 |
29 |
Fraudulent trading (993) |
1 October 2007 |
30 |
Protection of members against unfair prejudice (994-999) |
1 October 2007 |
31 |
Dissolution and restoration to the register (1000-1034) |
1 October 2009 |
32 |
Company investigations: amendments (1035-1039) |
1 October 2007 |
33 |
UK companies not formed under the Companies Acts (1040-1043)
Section 1043: 6 April 2007 |
1 October 2009 |
34 |
Overseas companies (1044-1059) |
1 October 2009 |
35 |
The registrar of companies (1060-1120)
Section 1063 (in respect of England, Wales and Scotland): 6 April 2007
Section 1068(5): 1 January 2007
Sections 1077 to 1080: 1 January 2007
Sections 1085 to 1092: 1 January 2007
Sections 1102 to 1107: I January 2007
Section 1111: 1 January 2007 |
1 October 2009 |
36 |
Offences under the Companies Acts (1121-1133)
Section 1124: 1 October 2007 |
With relevant provisions |
37 |
Companies: supplementary provisions (1134-1157)
Section 1137(1), (4), (5)(b) and (6): 30 September 2007
Sections 1143 to 1148: 20 January 2007
Section 1157: 1 October 2008 |
With relevant provisions |
38 |
Companies: interpretation (1158-1174)
Section 1170: 6 April 2007
Section 1172: 6 April 2008 |
With relevant provisions |
39 |
Companies: minor amendments (1175-1181)
Section 1175 (only for Part 1 of Schedule 9): 1 April 2008
Sections 1180: 1 October 2009
Section 1181: 1 October 2009 |
6 April 2007 |
40 |
Company directors: foreign disqualification etc (1182-1191) |
1 October 2009 |
41 |
Business names (1192-1208) |
1 October 2009 |
42 |
Statutory auditors (1209-1264) |
6 April 2008 |
43 |
Transparency obligations and related matters (1265-1273) |
Royal Assent |
44 |
Miscellaneous provisions (1274-1283)
Sections 1274 and 1276: Royal Assent
Sections 1277 to 1280: 1 October 2008
Section 1281: 6 April 2007
Section 1282: 6 April 2008
Section 1283: 1 October 2009 |
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45 |
Northern Ireland (1284-1287)
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With relevant provisions |
46 |
General supplementary provisions (1288-1297)
Section 1295: With relevant provisions |
Royal Assent |
47 |
Final provisions (1298-1300) |
Royal Assent |
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