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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/co-operative-and-community-benefit-societies-act-2014/section-112",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2014/14",
  "legislation_title": "Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/co-operative-and-community-benefit-societies-act-2014",
  "path": "section/112",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "112",
  "heading": "Conversion of society into a company, amalgamation with a company etc",
  "text": "(1) A registered society may by special resolution determine to—\n(a) convert itself into a company,\n(b) amalgamate with a company, or\n(c) transfer its engagements to a company.\nIn this section “company” means a company under the Companies Acts.\n(2) A registered society's registration under this Act becomes void and (subject to section 126) must be cancelled by the FCA if the society—\n(a) is registered as a company,\n(b) amalgamates with a company, or\n(c) transfers all its engagements to a company.\n(3) Section 113 contains provisions about special resolutions under this section.\n(4) Section 114 contains further provisions about the conversion of a society into a company.\n(5) An amalgamation or transfer of engagements does not prejudice any right of a creditor of the society.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Ss. 112-114 excluded by 1979 c. 34, s. 22 (as amended (1.8.2014) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), s. 154, Sch. 4 para. 12 (with Sch. 5))"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/14/section/112",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:07:41.913207+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}