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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-690",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-690.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/46",
  "legislation_title": "Companies Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006",
  "path": "section/690",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "690",
  "heading": "Power of limited company to purchase own shares",
  "text": "(1) A limited company having a share capital may purchase its own shares (including any redeemable shares), subject to—\n(a) the following provisions of this Chapter, and\n(b) any restriction or prohibition in the company's articles.\n(2) A limited company may not purchase its own shares if as a result of the purchase there would no longer be any issued shares of the company other than redeemable shares or shares held as treasury shares.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/690",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:40.060156+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."
}