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The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008

S.I. 2008/2860 · Made 5 November 2008 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Companies

Made 5th November 2008

Laid before Parliament 6th November 2008

Coming into force 1st October 2009

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1292(1), 1296(1) and (2) and 1300(2) of the Companies Act 2006f1.C1

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Modifications

C1

Order applied (with modifications) (10.1.2015) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3348), arts. 1(2), 220(5)

Footnotes

f1

2006 c.46.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Provisions of the Companies Act 2006 coming into force on 1st October 2009
  4. 4Repeals
  5. 5Transitional provisions and savings
  6. 6Revocation of spent transitional adaptations
  7. 7Prosecution of offences in transitional cases
  8. 8General saving
  9. Signature
  10. Schedule 1: REPEALS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST OCTOBER 2009
  11. 1GREAT BRITAIN
  12. 2NORTHERN IRELAND
  13. Schedule 2: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND SAVINGS
  14. 1General saving for existing companies etc
  15. 2Company formation (ss. 7 to 16)
  16. 3Articles of association (ss. 18 to 20)
  17. 4Amendment of provisions of articles (ss. 21 and 22)
  18. 5Notice to registrar of existence of restrictions on amendment of articles (s. 23)
  19. 6Registrar to be sent copy of amended articles (s. 26)
  20. 7Provisions of memorandum treated as provisions of articles (s. 28)
  21. 8Paragraph 8
  22. 9Paragraph 9
  23. 10Paragraph 10
  24. 11Constitutional documents to be provided to members (s. 32)
  25. 12Notice to registrar where company’s constitution altered by enactment (s. 34)
  26. 13Notice to registrar where company’s constitution altered by order (s. 35)
  27. 14Documents to be incorporated in or accompany copies of articles issued by company (s. 36)
  28. 15A company’s capacity (s. 39)
  29. 16Execution of deeds or other documents by attorney (s. 47)
  30. 17A company’s name (ss. 53 to 81)
  31. 18Paragraph 18
  32. 19Paragraph 19
  33. 20Paragraph 20
  34. 21Paragraph 21
  35. 22Re-registration as a means of altering a company’s status (ss. 89 to 108)
  36. 23Register of members: information as to state of register and index (s. 120)
  37. 24Repeal of minimum membership requirement
  38. 25Registers of directors and secretaries (ss. 162 and 275)
  39. 26Particulars to be registered (ss. 163, 164 and 166 and 277 to 279)
  40. 27Paragraph 27
  41. 28Paragraph 28
  42. 29Paragraph 29
  43. 30Register of directors’ residential addresses (s. 165)
  44. 31Duty to notify registrar of changes (ss. 167 and 276)
  45. 32Directors and secretaries: entries on the register of companies
  46. 33Directors’ residential addresses: protection from disclosure (ss. 240 to 246)
  47. 34Paragraph 34
  48. 35Paragraph 35
  49. 36Continuation of protection afforded by confidentiality orders under the 1985 Act
  50. 37Paragraph 37
  51. 38Paragraph 38
  52. 39Effect of pending application for confidentiality order
  53. 40Power to make provision for employees on cessation or transfer of business (s. 247)
  54. 41Conversion of shares into stock (s. 540(2) and (3))
  55. 42Saving for provisions as to amount of authorised share capital
  56. 43Power of directors to allot shares etc: private company with only one class of shares (s. 550)
  57. 44Power of directors to allot shares etc: private company with only one class of shares (s. 550)
  58. 45Power of directors to allot shares etc: authorisation by company (s. 551)
  59. 46Registration of allotment (s. 554)
  60. 47Return of allotment (ss. 555 to 557)
  61. 48Paragraph 48
  62. 49Existing shareholders’ right of pre-emption (ss. 561 to 577)
  63. 50Paragraph 50
  64. 51Paragraph 51
  65. 52Paragraph 52
  66. 53Paragraph 53
  67. 54Paragraph 54
  68. 55Paragraph 55
  69. 56Public companies: allotment where issue not fully subscribed (ss. 578 and 579)
  70. 57Meaning of “cash consideration” for shares (ss. 583 and 607)
  71. 58Power of court to grant relief (ss. 589 and 606)
  72. 59Sub-division or consolidation of shares (s. 618)
  73. 60Reconversion of stock into shares (s. 620)
  74. 61Variation of class rights: companies without a share capital (ss. 631 and 634)
  75. 62Notice of name or other designation of class of shares (s. 636)
  76. 63Notice of particulars of variation of rights attached to shares (s. 637)
  77. 64Notice of new class of members (s. 638)
  78. 65Notice of name or other designation of class of members (s. 639)
  79. 66Notice of particulars of variation of class rights (s. 640)
  80. 67Repeal of provisions about reserve liability and reserve capital
  81. 68Reduction of capital confirmed by the court (ss. 645 to 653)
  82. 69Paragraph 69
  83. 70Cancellation of shares in public company held by or for the company (ss. 662 to 668)
  84. 71Paragraph 71
  85. 72Paragraph 72
  86. 73Redeemable shares (ss. 684 to 689)
  87. 74Paragraph 74
  88. 75Purchase of own shares (ss. 690 to 708)
  89. 76Paragraph 76
  90. 77Paragraph 77
  91. 78Power of private company to redeem or purchase own shares out of capital (ss. 709 to 723)
  92. 79Treasury shares: disposal (s. 727)
  93. 80Treasury shares: notice of cancellation (s. 730)
  94. 81Annual returns (ss. 854 to 859)
  95. 82Company charges (ss. 860 to 894)
  96. 83Paragraph 83
  97. 84Paragraph 84
  98. 85Paragraph 85
  99. 86Paragraph 86
  100. 87Paragraph 87
  101. 88Property of dissolved company (ss. 1012 to 1023)
  102. 88AParagraph 88A
  103. 89Saving for applications to court made before 1st October 2009
  104. 90Application to court for restoration to the register (ss. 1029 to 1032)
  105. 91Application to court for restoration to the register (ss. 1029 to 1032)
  106. 92Effect of restoration to the register where property has vested as bona vacantia (s. 1034)
  107. 93Registration of companies not formed under companies legislation (ss. 1040 to 1042)
  108. 94Fees payable to registrar (s. 1063)
  109. 95Certificates of incorporation (ss. 1064 and 1065)
  110. 96Paragraph 96
  111. 97Delivery of documents to the registrar (ss. 1068 to 1076)
  112. 98Paragraph 98
  113. 99Paragraph 99
  114. 100Paragraph 100
  115. 101Paragraph 101
  116. 102Paragraph 102
  117. 103Documents subject to Directive disclosure requirements (s. 1078)
  118. 104Effect of failure to give public notice (s. 1079)
  119. 105Annotation of the register (s. 1081)
  120. 106Registrar’s notice to resolve inconsistency on the register (s. 1093)
  121. 107Removal of material from the register (ss. 1094 to 1098)
  122. 108Language requirements: transliteration (ss. 1108 to 1110)
  123. 109General false statement offence (s. 1112)
  124. 110Resolution to alter company’s objects agreed to before 1st October 2009
  125. 111Provision and authentication by registrar of documents sent by electronic means
  126. 112Notice of appointment of certain officers (ss. 1154 and 1155)
  127. 113Amendment of memorandum or articles of commonhold association (s. 1283)
  128. 114Extension of provisions to Northern Ireland (s. 1284)
  129. 114ACompany or business name suggesting connection with Welsh Assembly Government
  130. 115Saving for provisions as to form or manner in which documents to be delivered
  131. 116Savings for provisions relating to offences
  132. Explanatory note