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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-1989-commencement-no-4-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-order-1990/schedule-2/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/355",
  "legislation_title": "The Companies Act 1989 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 1990",
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  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Schedule 4A: Paragraphs 7 to 12 (Acquisition and merger accounting)",
  "text": "(1) Paragraphs 7 to 12 of Schedule 4A of new Part VII shall not be construed as requiring:\n(a) an old acquisition accounted for by way of the merger method of accounting to be accounted for by the acquisition method; or\n(b) the re-calculation of any set-off made with respect to an old acquisition or as requiring any re-assessment of the values at which any assets or liabilities acquired as a result of such an acquisition are included in the group accounts.\n(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), an “old acquisition” is an acquisition of a subsidiary undertaking which has been accounted for, in group accounts which a company was required to prepare for a financial year under old Part VII, by way of the merger method or acquisition method of accounting as recognised by generally accepted accounting principles or practice at the time.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/355/schedule/2/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:26:48.493330+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."
}