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

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2016-09-14

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This is the eighth Commencement Order made under the Companies Act 2006 (c.46) (“the Act”). Part 47 and certain provisions in Parts 43, 44 and 46 of the Act came into force on the passing of the Act.

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

art. 3(c)

The Companies Act 2006 and Limited Liability Partnerships (Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

reg. 2(2)

reg. 1(3)

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

Sch. 2

para. 88

88A

The Companies Act 2006 and Limited Liability Partnerships (Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

reg. 2(3)

reg. 1(3)

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

Sch. 2

para. 114A

The Companies Act 2006 and Limited Liability Partnerships (Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

reg. 2(4)

reg. 1(3)

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

Sch. 2

para. 97-109

The Companies Act 2006 (Part 35) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009

art. 18

Sch.

art. 1

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

Sch. 1

Pt. 1

The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009

art. 13(1)(a)

art. 10

art. 1(2)

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

Sch. 1

Pt. 2

The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009

art. 13(1)(b)

art. 10

art. 1(2)

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

art. 674

The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009

art. 13(2)

art. 1(2)

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

Sch. 1

Pt. 1

The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011

art. 3

art. 5

Sch. 1

art. 1(2)

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

Sch. 2

para. 97

The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Forms, etc.) Amendment Regulations 2013

reg. 2

reg. 1

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

Order

The Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014

art. 220(5)

art. 1(2)

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

Sch. 2

The Resolution of Central Counterparties (Modified Application of Corporate Law and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023

reg. 6

reg. 1(2)

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

1Citation and commencement

2Interpretation

3Provisions of the Companies Act 2006 coming into force on 1st October 2009

4Repeals

5Transitional provisions and savings

6Revocation of spent transitional adaptations

7Prosecution of offences in transitional cases

8General saving

SCHEDULE 1REPEALS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST OCTOBER 2009

PART 1GREAT BRITAIN

PART 2NORTHERN IRELAND

SCHEDULE 2TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND SAVINGS

1General saving for existing companies etc

2Company formation (ss. 7 to 16)

3Articles of association (ss. 18 to 20)

4Amendment of provisions of articles (ss. 21 and 22)

5Notice to registrar of existence of restrictions on amendment of articles (s. 23)

6Registrar to be sent copy of amended articles (s. 26)

7Provisions of memorandum treated as provisions of articles (s. 28)

8Nothing in section 28 of the Companies Act 2006 requires...

9(1) A company whose articles are deemed by virtue of...

10Nothing in the Companies Act 2006 shall be read as...

11Constitutional documents to be provided to members (s. 32)

12Notice to registrar where company’s constitution altered by enactment (s. 34)

13Notice to registrar where company’s constitution altered by order (s. 35)

14Documents to be incorporated in or accompany copies of articles issued by company (s. 36)

15A company’s capacity (s. 39)

16Execution of deeds or other documents by attorney (s. 47)

17A company’s name (ss. 53 to 81)

18(1) Sections 54 to 56 of the Companies Act 2006...

19(1) Sections 77(1)(a) and 78 of the Companies Act 2006...

20The provisions of section 31(2) to (4) and (6) of...

21The provisions of section 32 of the 1985 Act or...

22Re-registration as a means of altering a company’s status (ss. 89 to 108)

23Register of members: information as to state of register and index (s. 120)

24Repeal of minimum membership requirement

25Registers of directors and secretaries (ss. 162 and 275)

26Particulars to be registered (ss. 163, 164 and 166 and 277 to 279)

27(1) In the case of an existing company—

28(1) An existing company must remove from its register of...

29The removal by an existing company from its register of...

30Register of directors’ residential addresses (s. 165)

31Duty to notify registrar of changes (ss. 167 and 276)

32Directors and secretaries: entries on the register of companies

33Directors’ residential addresses: protection from disclosure (ss. 240 to 246)

34(1) Section 242(1) of the Companies Act 2006 (duty of...

35In determining under section 245(1) of the Companies Act 2006...

36Continuation of protection afforded by confidentiality orders under the 1985 Act

37(1) A director in relation to whom a confidentiality order...

38Where a confidentiality order under section 723B of the 1985...

39Effect of pending application for confidentiality order

40Power to make provision for employees on cessation or transfer of business (s. 247)

41Conversion of shares into stock (s. 540(2) and (3))

42Saving for provisions as to amount of authorised share capital

43Power of directors to allot shares etc: private company with only one class of shares (s. 550)

44For the purposes of section 550 of the Companies Act...

45Power of directors to allot shares etc: authorisation by company (s. 551)

46Registration of allotment (s. 554)

47Return of allotment (ss. 555 to 557)

48(1) Section 556 of the Companies Act 2006 (return of...

49Existing shareholders’ right of pre-emption (ss. 561 to 577)

50(1) This paragraph applies where provision made by virtue of...

51(1) Section 568 of the Companies Act 2006 (exclusion of...

52(1) This paragraph applies where provision excluding or modifying section...

53(1) This paragraph applies where a special resolution excluding or...

54(1) It is immaterial whether the directors’ statement required before...

55(1) This paragraph applies where provision excluding or modifying section...

56Public companies: allotment where issue not fully subscribed (ss. 578 and 579)

57Meaning of “cash consideration” for shares (ss. 583 and 607)

58Power of court to grant relief (ss. 589 and 606)

59Sub-division or consolidation of shares (s. 618)

60Reconversion of stock into shares (s. 620)

61Variation of class rights: companies without a share capital (ss. 631 and 634)

62Notice of name or other designation of class of shares (s. 636)

63Notice of particulars of variation of rights attached to shares (s. 637)

64Notice of new class of members (s. 638)

65Notice of name or other designation of class of members (s. 639)

66Notice of particulars of variation of class rights (s. 640)

67Repeal of provisions about reserve liability and reserve capital

68Reduction of capital confirmed by the court (ss. 645 to 653)

69(1) Nothing in section 652 of the Companies Act 2006...

70Cancellation of shares in public company held by or for the company (ss. 662 to 668)

71(1) Section 663 of the Companies Act 2006 (notice of...

72(1) Sections 664 to 667 of the Companies Act 2006...

73Redeemable shares (ss. 684 to 689)

74(1) Section 689 of the Companies Act 2006 (notice to...

75Purchase of own shares (ss. 690 to 708)

76(1) Sections 693(1)(a) and 694 of the Companies Act 2006...

77(1) Sections 707 and 708 of the Companies Act 2006...

78Power of private company to redeem or purchase own shares out of capital (ss. 709 to 723)

79Treasury shares: disposal (s. 727)

80Treasury shares: notice of cancellation (s. 730)

81Annual returns (ss. 854 to 859)

82Company charges (ss. 860 to 894)

83(1) Sections 862 and 880 of the Companies Act 2006...

84(1) Sections 863 and 882 of the Companies Act 2006...

85(1) Section 868 of the Companies Act 2006 (Northern Ireland:...

86(1) Section 871 of the Companies Act 2006 (notice to...

87(1) Sections 872 and 887 of the Companies Act 2006...

88Property of dissolved company (ss. 1012 to 1023)

89Saving for applications to court made before 1st October 2009

90Application to court for restoration to the register (ss. 1029 to 1032)

91(1) The following provisions apply where the company was dissolved...

92Effect of restoration to the register where property has vested as bona vacantia (s. 1034)

93Registration of companies not formed under companies legislation (ss. 1040 to 1042)

94Fees payable to registrar (s. 1063)

95Certificates of incorporation (ss. 1064 and 1065)

96Section 1065 of the Companies Act 2006 (right to be...

97Delivery of documents to the registrar (ss. 1068 to 1076)

98Section 1070 of the Companies Act 2006 (agreement for delivery...

99(1) Section 1071 of the Companies Act 2006 (document not...

100(1) Sections 1072 to 1074 of the Companies Act 2006...

101(1) Section 1075 of the Companies Act 2006 (informal correction...

102Section 1076 of the Companies Act 2006 (replacement of document...

103Documents subject to Directive disclosure requirements (s. 1078)

104Effect of failure to give public notice (s. 1079)

105Annotation of the register (s. 1081)

106Registrar’s notice to resolve inconsistency on the register (s. 1093)

107Removal of material from the register (ss. 1094 to 1098)

108Language requirements: transliteration (ss. 1108 to 1110)

109General false statement offence (s. 1112)

110Resolution to alter company’s objects agreed to before 1st October 2009

111Provision and authentication by registrar of documents sent by electronic means

112Notice of appointment of certain officers (ss. 1154 and 1155)

113Amendment of memorandum or articles of commonhold association (s. 1283)

114Extension of provisions to Northern Ireland (s. 1284)

115Saving for provisions as to form or manner in which documents to be delivered

116Savings for provisions relating to offences

2008 No. 2860 (C. 126)

Companies

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

Made5th November 2008

Laid before Parliament6th November 2008

Coming into force1st 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 20061.